The Image (1969 film)

The Image
Frame from the film
Directed byMichael Armstrong
Written byMichael Armstrong
Produced byOlive Negus-Fancey
StarringDavid Bowie
Michael Byrne
CinematographyOusama Rawi
Edited byJulian Hindson
Music byNoel Janus
Distributed byBorder Film Productions
Release date
  • 28 January 1969 (1969-01-28)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Image is a 1969 British black and white short film directed and written by Michael Armstrong, starring Michael Byrne and David Bowie in his first film role. It was produced by Oliver Negus-Fancey.

The summary on the cover of the film's script reads: "a study of the illusionary reality world within the schizophrenic mind of the artist at his point of creativity".

The film was classified 'X' by the British Board of Film Classification.