The Image (1969 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Image

| image = The_Image_film_frame_(1969).jpg

| caption = Frame from the film

| director = Michael Armstrong

| producer = Olive Negus-Fancey

| writer = Michael Armstrong

| starring = David Bowie
Michael Byrne

| music = Noel Janus

| cinematography = Ousama Rawi

| editing = Julian Hindson

| distributor = Border Film Productions

| released = {{Film date|1969|01|28|df=yes}}

| runtime = 14 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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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.{{Cite web |title=The Image |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150199354 |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} 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".{{cite web |title=The Image |url=http://www.michaelarmstrong.co.uk/archive/film/theimage/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |accessdate=18 February 2025 |work=michaelarmstrong.co.uk}}

The film was classified 'X' by the British Board of Film Classification.{{Cite web |title=The Image |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-image-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ynzc2nzm |access-date=18 February 2025 |website=BBFC}}