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Tagline:

For a brief moment, it seemed Rock & Roll would INHERIT THE EARTH.

Plot:

Originally filmed in December 1968, "The Rock and Roll Circus" was originally intended to be released as a television special... more | add synopsis

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A Time-Travel to a Magnificent Concert more (20 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ian Anderson ... Himself - Jethro Tull
Glenn Cornick ... Himself - Jethro Tull
Clive Bunker ... Himself - Jethro Tull
Tony Iommi ... Himself - Jethro Tull
Pete Townshend ... Himself - The Who

Roger Daltrey ... Himself - The Who

Keith Moon ... Himself - The Who

John Entwistle ... Himself - The Who
Taj Mahal ... Himself
Jesse Ed Davis ... Himself - Taj Mahal's Guitarist
Gary Gilmore ... Himself - Taj Mahal's Bassist
Chuck Blackwell ... Himself - Taj Mahal's Drummer
Marianne Faithfull ... Herself

John Lennon ... Himself - The Dirty Mac

Eric Clapton ... Himself - The Dirty Mac
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Additional Details

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Originally, The Rolling Stones and The Who were going to stage a tour in which the bands would perform in circus tents. However, after that idea fell through, it was decided to stage the television special instead. more

Quotes:

Mick Jagger: You've heard of Oxford Circus, you've heard of Piccadilly Circus, and this is the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, and we've got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears, and you'll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Mighty Boosh: The Chokes (#3.6)" (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Ain't That A Lot Of Love more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A Time-Travel to a Magnificent Concert, 14 November 2004
10/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 11 December 1968, The Rolling Stones presented two concerts on a stage of a circus, with the presence of great bands. About twenty-eight years later, the show was released on VHS and CD in USA, and I bought both of them. On January 2003, this concert was finally released in Brazil on DVD. It was a time-travel to a magnificent concert and today I have seen it again. The opening, with Jethro Tull playing one of their best songs, 'Song for Jeffrey', from the successful album 'Living in the Past', is amazing. A very simple band, composed by Glen Cornic (Bass, Harmonica), Mick Abrahams (Guitar), Clive Bunker (magnificently playing a very small drums for the standards of the present days) and highlighting Ian Anderson in the lead vocal and flute in a wonderful performance. The Who (Pete Townsend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwhistle), Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithful, Dirty Mac (John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell) and The Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts) are also excellent. The unique weak part of the whole concert is Yoko Ono screaming like a jay in 'Whole Lotta Yoko'. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): 'Rock and Roll Circus'

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