The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in limousines and hotels, and concert footage. Most of the concert footage was taken from a show at the Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre on 2 September 1974 (Also featured are excerpts from D.A. Pennebaker's concert film shot at London's Hammersmith Odeon on 3 July 1973). Cracked Actor is notable for being a source for footage of Bowie's ambitious Diamond Dogs tour, and also for showing Bowie's fragile mental state during this period.
| Directing | Alan Yentob | Director |
| Crew | D. A. Pennebaker | Thanks |
| Writing | Alan Yentob | Writer |
| Editing | Tony Woollard | Editor |
| Production | Carol Bell | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alan Yentob | Producer |
| Camera | David Myers | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Michael D. Murphy | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pat Darrin | Sound |