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6 December 1970 (USA)
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The music that thrilled the world ... and the killing that stunned it!
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A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont. full summary | add synopsis
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Concert
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Rolling Stones
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Knife
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Hells Angel
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Speedway
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The Rolling Stones at Altamont, 40 years later: What ended there, and also what began
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 6 December 2009, 10:04 AM, PST)
Blu-Ray Review: Much More Than a Tour Chronicled in ‘Gimme Shelter’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 December 2009, 9:09 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 6 December 2009, 10:04 AM, PST)
Blu-Ray Review: Much More Than a Tour Chronicled in ‘Gimme Shelter’
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 3 December 2009, 9:09 PM, PST)
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the end of rock 'n' roll
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Cast
(Credited cast)| The Rolling Stones | ... | Themselves | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Himself | |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Himself | |
| Keith Richards | ... | Himself (as Keith Richard) | |
| Mick Taylor | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Wyman | ... | Himself | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marty Balin | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Sonny Barger | ... | Himself | |
| Melvin Belli | ... | Himself | |
| Dick Carter | ... | Himself | |
| Jack Casady | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Mike Clarke | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) | |
| Sam Cutler | ... | Himself | |
| Spencer Dryden | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Chris Hillman | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) | |
| John Jaymes | ... | Himself | |
| Paul Kantner | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Jorma Kaukonen | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Pete Kleinow | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) | |
| Bernie Leadon | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) | |
| Gram Parsons | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) | |
| Ronald Schneider | ... | Himself | |
| Rock Scully | ... | Himself | |
| Grace Slick | ... | Herself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Frank Terry | ... | Himself - KFRC Anchor | |
| Ike Turner | ... | Himself | |
| Tina Turner | ... | Herself | |
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91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta) (2002) |
UK:15 (video) (1993) (uncut) |
UK:A (theatrical release) (1971) (cut) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-8 |
Sweden:15 |
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USA:R (original cut)
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The concert originally was originally going to be held at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, but the city wouldn't give a permit after hearing that The Rolling Stones would be on the bill and feared a huge crowd. The concert was then moved to Sears Point (now Infineon) Raceway in Sonoma, but after a dispute with the track's owner, the stage and all the sound equipment was moved to Altamont within 24 hours before the concert was to take place.
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Hell's Angel:
They told me, if I could sit on the stage so nobody climbed over me, I could drink beer till the show was over.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Sympathy for the Devil
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What Happened to the Hells Angel Who Stabbed the Man at the Altamont Concert?Why did Meredith Hunter pull out a gun?
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There's sort of two documentaries here: one shows the actual concert in Altamont, and the other shows the Rolling Stones watching the footage to see where everything went wrong. In the concert part, one can easily tell that all the peace and love inherent in Woodstock was unfortunately not to be here; in the review part, one can see that the Stones are stoned.
Yes, I guess that we have to admit that the '60s were great while they lasted, but this was unfortunately the end (no doubt the whole Manson thing also contributed). But either way, it's a great documentary. I suspect that the Stones got satisfaction by working on it.