Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysLGBTQ+ Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Revolution

  • 19681968
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
208
YOUR RATING
Revolution (1968)
  • Documentary
  • History
  • Music
A documentary that explores the counterculture of San Francisco in the mid-1960's. In HD.A documentary that explores the counterculture of San Francisco in the mid-1960's. In HD.A documentary that explores the counterculture of San Francisco in the mid-1960's. In HD.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
208
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jack O'Connell
  • Writers
    • W.H. Manville(consulting writer)
    • Norman Martin(uncredited)
    • Jack O'Connell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Today Malone
    • Herb Caen
    • R.G. Davis
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jack O'Connell
  • Writers
    • W.H. Manville(consulting writer)
    • Norman Martin(uncredited)
    • Jack O'Connell(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Today Malone
    • Herb Caen
    • R.G. Davis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos15

    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Today Malone in Revolution (1968)
    Today Malone in Revolution (1968)
    Today Malone in Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)
    Revolution (1968)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Today Malone
    • Selfas Self
    Herb Caen
    • Selfas Self
    R.G. Davis
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Ronnie Davis)
    Louis Gottlieb
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Lou Gottlieb)
    Ellis D. Sox
    • Selfas Self
    J. Barry Decker
    • Selfas Self
    Thomas J. Cahill
    • Selfas Self
    Quicksilver Messenger Service
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    Steve Miller
    Steve Miller
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Steve Miller Band)
    Kurt Hirschhorn
    • Selfas Self
    Country Joe McDonald
    Country Joe McDonald
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Country Joe and the Fish)
    Barry Melton
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Country Joe and the Fish)
    Cecil Williams
    Cecil Williams
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Rev. Cecil Williams)
    Ace of Cups
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (uncredited)
    Country Joe and the Fish
    Country Joe and the Fish
    • Themselvesas Themselves
    • (uncredited)
    Jayananda Das
    • Hare Krishna leaderas Hare Krishna leader
    • (uncredited)
    Daria Halprin
    Daria Halprin
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Hicks
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack O'Connell
    • Writers
      • W.H. Manville(consulting writer)
      • Norman Martin(uncredited)
      • Jack O'Connell(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Visitors
    6.4
    The Visitors
    Psych-Out
    5.9
    Psych-Out
    Bucktown
    6.1
    Bucktown
    The Hippie Revolution
    7.5
    The Hippie Revolution
    Red-Headed Woman
    7.0
    Red-Headed Woman
    Swedish Fly Girls
    5.6
    Swedish Fly Girls
    Zabriskie Point
    6.9
    Zabriskie Point
    Greenwich Village Story
    6.6
    Greenwich Village Story
    The Jerusalem File
    5.9
    The Jerusalem File
    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
    6.6
    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
    The Last Waltz
    8.1
    The Last Waltz
    Welcome Home Soldier Boys
    6.5
    Welcome Home Soldier Boys

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Connections
      Featured in The Hippie Revolution (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Revolution
      by Jack O'Connell and Norman Martin

      Performed by Mother Earth

      under license from United Artists Records

    User reviews8

    Review
    Top review
    Rock band footage makes this a valuable artyfact
    Jack O'Connell produced and directed this patchwork portrait of the hippie scene in 1967. The best parts are the rock band live performance sequences, although some of these clips were staged to appear as though they were filmed at ballroom dance concerts. Which is similar to what other films and TV shows at the time tended to do, rather than film an regularly scheduled club or ballroom dance concert with all the craziness of a real gig in full swing. PETULIA (1967) for example featured Janis Joplin with Big Brother & the Holding Co. performing at the unlikely venue of The Fairmont Hotel. PETULIA also captured The Grateful Dead playing on the dance floor - not even on a stage -in a very small club setting. REVOLUTION (later reedited and retitled THE HIPPIE REVOLUTION, briefly released theatrically in 1996) had a soundtrack album of studio takes that doesn't include all of or match versions of songs played live in the movie: Quicksilver Messenger Service are hard to make out in the dark, but perform a rousing "Codine" before the band is abruptly cut away from half way through the number; the all-girl band Ace of Cups perform "The Grass Is Greener" live in the park - sounding about as garage as any SF hippie rockumentary ever get; Dan Hicks of The Charlatans does an acoustic solo ditty called something like "He's Stoned" that's a nice rarity; and I'm not too wild about the footage of Country Joe & the Fish or the early Steve Miller Band but it is after all a hippie movie with Hare Krishnas and everything else that defined the wide-eyed idealism of the age.
    helpful•9
    3
    • thrillerclub
    • Nov 7, 2002

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 17, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hippie-Revolution
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Robert J. Leder Company
      • Omicron Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Revolution (1968)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Revolution (1968) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in June
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.