Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains the Same (1976)
"The Song Remains the Same" (original title)

A Led Zeppelin concert filmed in Madison Square Garden, New York.

Directors:

Peter Clifton, Joe Massot

Writer:

Peter Clifton

Stars:

John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page

Cast

Credited cast:
John Bonham	...	Himself - Drummer (as Led Zeppelin)
John Paul Jones	...	Himself - Bassist & Keyboardist (as Led Zeppelin)
Jimmy Page	...	Himself - Guitarist (as Led Zeppelin)
Robert Plant	...	Himself - Lead Singer (as Led Zeppelin)
Peter Grant	...	Himself - Band Manager
Richard Cole	...	Himself
Derek Skilton	...	Himself
Colin Rigdon	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Led Zeppelin

Storyline

The members of Led Zeppelin are called back from vacation by manager Peter Grant to play Madison Square Garden. The film is enhanced by each of the band member's personal fantasies (hallucinations?), such as the opening scene (which is awfully confusing the first time around) in which Peter Grant, dressed in a 1930s black gangster suit drives a 1930s black Ford to a house and blasts everyone with a machine gun.

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Plot Keywords:

led zeppelin | band | castle | 1970s | new york city | 

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Taglines:

In Concert And Beyond

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same

Filming Locations:

Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden - 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Swan Song

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) 4-Track Stereo (with Dolby noise reduction) Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the band convened in 1974 to view an early rough cut of the film, they were less than pleased. John Bonham laughed out loud at Jimmy Page's pretentious fantasy sequence, and the rest of the band expressed their disapproval of the concert footage to Joe Massot. He was soon removed from the project. His famous parting comment was "They even thought it's my fault that Robert Plant has a huge cock."

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Goofs

In the sequence where Peter Grant, the band's manager, is pretending to be a 30s gangster, two different vintage cars are used in the same sequence. This is most visible by looking at the hood ornaments.

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Quotes

Himself - Lead Singer: [prior to singing "Stairway to Heaven"] I think this is a song of hope.

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Crazy Credits

"Stairway to Heaven" is played in its entirely, resulting in several minutes of blackness after the credits have finished rolling as the music continues

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Connections

Referenced in Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Since I've Been Loving You"
Written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones
Performed by Led Zeppelin
Music Published by Superhype Music, Inc.

User Reviews

Nobody Goes Down Heavier Than Zep!

Basically this movie goes two ways:

1. You don't care about Led Zeppelin and you dislike the film.

2. You're a zeppeleptic fan and you love it. Its so good. The new DVD's are better; but this was all we had for a while and I still cherish it.