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| Mick Jagger | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals / guitar / harmonica (also archive footage) | |
| Keith Richards | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar / vocals (also archive footage) | |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: drums (also archive footage) | |
| Ron Wood | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: guitar (as Ronnie Wood) | |
| Darryl Jones | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: bass guitar | |
| Chuck Leavell | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: keyboards | |
| Bobby Keys | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone | |
| Bernard Fowler | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals | |
| Lisa Fischer | ... | Herself - The Rolling Stones: vocals | |
| Blondie Chaplin | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: vocals | |
| Tim Ries | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: saxophone / keyboards | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: trumpet | |
| Michael Davis | ... | Himself - The Rolling Stones: trombone | |
| Albert Maysles | ... | Himself - Camera in Hand | |
| Christina Aguilera | ... | Herself | |
| Buddy Guy | ... | Himself | |
| Jack White | ... | Himself (as Jack White III) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Byrdie Bell | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gary Cherkassky | ... | Paparazzi (uncredited) | |
| James Ciccone | ... | Detective Escort (uncredited) | |
| Michael Ciesla | ... | Stagecrew (uncredited) | |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Himself - Concert Audience (uncredited) | |
| Michael Gross | ... | Fan at concert (uncredited) | |
| Jim Haggerty | ... | Fan at concert (uncredited) | |
| Brian Jones | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Aleksander Kwasniewski | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Kimberly Magness | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Rebecca Merle | ... | Red Carpet VIP (uncredited) | |
| Chris Miskiewicz | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Robert Richardson | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Charles F. Rosenay | ... | Backstage assistant to band (uncredited) | |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Aija Terauda | ... | Herself (uncredited) | |
| Bruce Willis | ... | Himself - Concert Audience (uncredited) | |
| Bill Wyman | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Martin Scorsese | |||
Produced by | |||
| Steve Bing | .... | producer | |
| Michael Cohl | .... | producer | |
| Mick Jagger | .... | executive producer | |
| Lorne Orleans | .... | IMAX version | |
| Victoria Pearman | .... | producer | |
| Joseph P. Reidy | .... | co-producer (as Joseph Reidy) | |
| Keith Richards | .... | executive producer | |
| Jane Rose | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Emma Tillinger Koskoff | .... | co-producer (as Emma Tillinger) | |
| Charlie Watts | .... | executive producer | |
| Zane Weiner | .... | producer | |
| Ron Wood | .... | executive producer (as Ronnie Wood) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Richardson | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Tedeschi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Star Theodos | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Caroline Clements | .... | hair department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Caroline Clements | .... | makeup department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Bridget O'Neill | .... | makeup artist: second unit, New York | |
| Jeffrey Rebelo | .... | hair stylist (as Jeffrey Rubelo) | |
| Patricia Regan | .... | makeup artist | |
| Pamela Taylor | .... | assistant makeup: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Production Management | |||
| Brad Arensman | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Jake Berry | .... | supervising production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Kelley Cribben | .... | post-production supervisor: New York | |
| Carol Cuddy | .... | unit production manager | |
| Stephen Howard | .... | executive in charge of production: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Tim McWilliams | .... | production manager: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Tim Mcwilliams) | |
| Carla Raij | .... | assistant unit production manager | |
| Dale Skjerseth | .... | production manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| David Fischer | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Brian Kenyon | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Eric Richard Lasko | .... | additional second second assistant director (as Eric Lasko) | |
| Amy Lauritsen | .... | second assistant director | |
| Joseph P. Reidy | .... | first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy) | |
| John Silvestri | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Peter Thorell | .... | second assistant director: second unit | |
| Richard E. White | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Mark Fisher | .... | set designer: concert set | |
| Manuel Plank-Jorge | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Albert Pozzetti | .... | carpenter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ron Ames | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Vlad Bina | .... | digital set designer | |
| Danny Braet | .... | CG supervisor: The Syndicate | |
| Wendell Bruno | .... | assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Paola Chavez | .... | DMR digital artist: IMAX | |
| Adam Gerstel | .... | lead digital artist | |
| Adam Gerstel | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Ben Grossmann | .... | visual effects supervisor: The Syndicate | |
| Winrik Haentjens | .... | dmr artist: IMAX Version | |
| Alex Henning | .... | lead compositor: The Syndicate | |
| Dragos Jieanu | .... | painter | |
| Sam Khorshid | .... | visual effects | |
| Stephen Lawes | .... | compositor | |
| Stephen Lawes | .... | main title designer | |
| Tim LeDoux | .... | massive supervisor (as Tim Ledoux) | |
| Robert Legato | .... | post production consultant (as Rob Legato) | |
| Kirk Lilwall | .... | third assistant editor: DMR (IMAX version) | |
| Lap Van Luu | .... | rendering/IO (as Lap Luu) | |
| Luke McDonald | .... | CG artist: The Syndicate (as Luke Mcdonald) | |
| Tracey McLean | .... | DMR artist | |
| Erin L. Nelson | .... | digital restoration | |
| Alexandru Popescu | .... | digital matte painter | |
| Shinichi Rembutsu | .... | CG artist: The Syndicate | |
| Craig Edward Rogers Jr. | .... | digital compositor | |
| Craig Edward Rogers Jr. | .... | film recording | |
| Mag Sarnowska | .... | DMR: IMAX | |
| Minoru Sasaki | .... | CG lead: The Syndicate (as Minory Sasaki) | |
| Drew Solodzuk | .... | DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Kenny Solomon | .... | executive producer: The Syndicate | |
| Jonathan Stone | .... | visual effects producer: The Syndicate | |
| Wilson Tang | .... | digital restoration | |
| George Vajna | .... | second assistant DMR editor (IMAX version) | |
| Brad van Bodegom | .... | digital artist (IMAX version) | |
| Rainy Venne | .... | DMR artist (IMAX version) | |
| Richard Wardlow | .... | visual effects: The Syndicate | |
| Magdalena Wolf | .... | visual effects coordinator: The Syndicate | |
| Moises Jimenez | .... | compositor (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Klein Seret | .... | assistant visual effects editor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Todd Feldman | .... | extras casting | |
| Jennifer Sabel | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| William Gilchrist | .... | stylist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ira M. Hammons-Glass | .... | assistant to costume designer: L'Wren Scott, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Ira Hammons-Glass) | |
| Maryam Malakpour | .... | stylist: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Richard Pierce | .... | assistant to stylist: William Gilchrist, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| L'Wren Scott | .... | costume designer: Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Isobel Work | .... | wardrobe department head: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Stephen P. Arkle | .... | digital dailies colorist (as Sparkle) | |
| Scott Brock | .... | assistant editor | |
| Nick Damiano | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Tony Dustin | .... | assistant digital film colorist | |
| Angeline Girard | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Terry Haggar | .... | laboratory color timer (as Terry Hagar) | |
| Stephen Nakamura | .... | digital film colorist | |
| Stephanie Palumbo | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Jamie Peterson | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Matthew Petock | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Lea Prainsack | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Madeleine Sackler | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Brooke Smith | .... | post-production staff assistant | |
| Devin Sterling | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Michael P. Whipple | .... | digital intermediate engineer | |
| Marc Wielage | .... | imaging research and development (as Marc Weilage) | |
| Mark Sahagun | .... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bob Clearmountain | .... | music mixer | |
| Bob Clearmountain | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Brandon Duncan | .... | assistant music mixer | |
| Tass Filipos | .... | music editor | |
| David Hewitt | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Don Lawrence | .... | vocal coach: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Francis Power | .... | music department coordinator | |
| Joan Schulman | .... | music clearances | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Peter Tavis | .... | transportation captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Valerie Adamson | .... | assistant: Mr. Cohl (as Val Adamson) | |
| William Alexander IV | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Will Alexander) | |
| Cheryl Alper | .... | site assistant: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Ethan Anderson | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Aurelio | .... | tour accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Howard Baral | .... | post-production accountant: R.C. Baral & Co. | |
| Jack Bavaro | .... | first assistant auditor | |
| Bill Bolton | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Helen Campbell | .... | production coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Victoria Carter | .... | production secretary | |
| Cheryl Ceretti | .... | marketing representative: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Meilyn Chapman | .... | assistant: Ms. Rose | |
| Alan Clayton | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Michael Cohl | .... | promoter: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Daniel B. Cone | .... | set staff assistant (as Daniel Cone) | |
| Ashley Cook | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Mike Cormier | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Simone Costanzo | .... | office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Matthew Crowfoot | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Elizabeth Curto | .... | VIP ticket office coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dennis Davidson | .... | international producers representative (as Dennis Davidson, D.D.A.) | |
| Pierre de Beauport | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Pierre De Beauport) | |
| Kelly DiGregorio | .... | production assistant (as Kelly Seaman) | |
| Alan Dunn | .... | logistics manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Arnold Dunn | .... | band road manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Deb Dyer | .... | production auditor | |
| Torje Eike | .... | physiotherapist: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ken Fallon | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Glenn Ferrara | .... | set staff assistant (as Glenn Ferarra) | |
| Jason Fesel | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Jason Fritz | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Stephen Galloway | .... | choreographer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Adrian Gard | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ashley Gard | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Grant Gaughen | .... | set production assistant | |
| Karen Gault | .... | travel advance: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ellen Gelula | .... | continuity and subtitles | |
| Chris Gibson | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Oronde Giddings | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Anthony Giordano | .... | tour stage manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Craig Glenn | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Lourdes Gonzalez | .... | entourage coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Carly Gordon | .... | site assistant: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Dennis Griffin | .... | tour grif: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Bill Gula | .... | photosonics operator | |
| Kevin Hall | .... | office staff assistant | |
| Eric Hausch | .... | security coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Patricia Hawkins | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Nicole Hegeman | .... | assistant: Ms. Rose | |
| Warren Holcomb | .... | labor relations | |
| Alex Horwitz | .... | office staff assistant | |
| Nick Jones | .... | merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chiemi Karasawa | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jason Karlov | .... | project attorney | |
| Paige Kevan | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Taline Khojikian | .... | assistant: Ms. Pearman | |
| Tony King | .... | media coordinator: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chrissy Kingston | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Heather Kjollesdal | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Helen Knox | .... | record company liaison: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Simon Knudsen | .... | information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Shelley Lazar | .... | VIP ticket manager: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Christina Lowry | .... | archivist | |
| Cory Macdonald | .... | information technology: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Peter Mcgoran | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Ademola McMullen | .... | set staff assistant (as Ademola Mcmullen) | |
| Pete Merluzzi | .... | merchandise: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dave Meyers | .... | staging supervisor: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Barry 'Spin' Mindel | .... | luggage: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Barry 'Spin' Mindel | .... | tour office assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Mara Mitchell | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Kip Myers | .... | location assistant (as Kip Meyers) | |
| Kirsten Norr | .... | set staff assistant (as Kristen Norr) | |
| Steve Oppenheim | .... | set staff assistant (as Steven Oppenheim) | |
| Freida Orange | .... | assistant: Mr. Scorsese | |
| Joey Ortega | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Dan Parise | .... | site coordinator: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Dominic Park | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Rylan Perry | .... | office assistant: Mr. Cohl, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Julie M. Philips | .... | project attorney | |
| Julian Plunkett-Dillon | .... | liason: Jagged Films (as Julian Plunkett Dillon) | |
| Hans Polleman | .... | project manager: Live Nation Special Events | |
| Patricia Porter | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Lisa Portman | .... | assistant: Mr. Jagger, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Chris Ricalis | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Peter Rinaldi | .... | travel: Paige Kevan & Associates | |
| Morgan Roche | .... | additional office production assistant | |
| David Rouze | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Dave Rouze) | |
| Tony Russell | .... | assistant: Mr. Richards, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Tom Rye | .... | office staff: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Jamie Scannell | .... | security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Zach Schwartz | .... | assistant: Mr. Bing | |
| Sage Scully | .... | assistant: Ms. Portman, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Mike Sexton | .... | entourage accountant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Stephen 'The King of England' Shepherd | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour (as Stephen Shepherd) | |
| Preston Snyder | .... | advance security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Beth Springer | .... | location dressing rooms: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Johnny Starbuck | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Christine Strand | .... | tour video producer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Orapin Tantimedh | .... | set staff assistant | |
| José Tejada | .... | parking associate (as Jose Tejada) | |
| Nicholas Thomason | .... | assistant production coordinator (as Nick Thomason) | |
| Jesse Toledano | .... | set staff assistant | |
| Mimi Turner | .... | location manager | |
| Alexis Wadley | .... | production assistant: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Glenn Wark | .... | caterer: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Angie Warner | .... | production assistant: CPI, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Kim Weiler | .... | travel coordinator | |
| Bob Wein | .... | tour security: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Patty Willett | .... | production coordinator | |
| Sean Price Williams | .... | assistant: Mr. Maysles (as Sean Williams) | |
| Tony Wilson | .... | backline crew: Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Jo Wood | .... | assistant: Mr. Wood, Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour | |
| Larry Yelen | .... | archival clearance: RellaVision L.L.C. | |
Thanks | |||
| Paul Bloch | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jacob A. Bloom | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Jake Bloom) | |
| Ralph Brescia | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| John Burke | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jay Carson | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jacob Cohl | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Jake Cohl) | |
| Brad Connor | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Fran Curtis | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Sherry Daly | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Leslee Dart | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Chris Donnelly | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Ahmet Ertegun | .... | dedicated to the memory of: July 31, 1923 - December 14, 2006 | |
| Steven Fayne | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| David Fox | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Carol Friedman | .... | acknowledgment: Ahmet Ertegun dedication photograph courtesy of | |
| Daniel Gardin | .... | acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by | |
| Mitch Glazer | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Freddy Hausser | .... | acknowledgment: Interview with Keith Richards, Munich, Germany, 1974 | |
| J. Yuko Jogasaki | .... | the producers wish to thank (as JYuko Jogasaki) | |
| Kent Jones | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| James Karnbach | .... | acknowledgment: additional footage supplied by | |
| Kenneth Kleinberg | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Richard Leher | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Jim McDonnell | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Andrew Loog Oldham | .... | acknowledgment: Charlie Watts interview from "Charlie Is My Darling", 1966 courtesy of (as Andrew Oldham) | |
| Lisa Portman | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Geraldo Rivera | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Philip Windeatt | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Phil Windeatt) | |
| Rick Yorn | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
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"Shine a Light" is Martin Scorsese's second real concert film after 1978's "The Last Waltz", which by now is generally acknowledged as a masterpiece and is my favorite film by the director. I really hope we will see more concert films from Scorsese in the future, because "Shine a Light" is further excellence from him. If all, or even a significant number of concert films were filmed with such skill and exuded such energy, there would be far more of them made and far more released theatrically.
"Shine a Light" is a concert film. I'm not sure I'd call it a documentary on the Rolling Stones so much as a filming (a brilliant filming) of an especially good concert they played recently. Scorsese is smart enough, however, to use interviews and clips from all stages of the Stones' career for purposes of humor and even commentary on various aspects of music and the music business, as well as the band itself.
Your average Rolling Stones fan waiting to see a Rolling Stones concert and who isn't a fan of film probably will be bored during the film's opening scenes, but for those interested in film, they provide a fascinating glimpse into the marriage of live music and film-making, which doesn't happen as much as it should. It's also quite an intimate look at the Stones as a bunch of people, exposing them in the same sort of way the non-concert scenes in "Gimme Shelter" did. Then again, how much of it is real and how much is an act is really the essential question that we will forever be asking about this band.
"Shine a Light" isn't a document of an important historical event like Scorsese's "The Last Waltz" or the Maysles Bros' "Gimme Shelter" was as a Rolling Stones film, so one shouldn't expect that sort of greatness from "Shine a Light". What one should expect is a great concert, filmed with great skill, tasteful guest appearances that do nothing but add to the music, and a gorgeous film interspersed tastefully with archive footage chosen carefully and played at just the right moments.
The Stones and Scorsese are on top form here, making this a memorable and exciting concert film and the sort of marriage of film-making and live music that really should happen more often.
8.5/10