A harrowing documentary of the Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont.
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| The Rolling Stones | ... | Themselves | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Himself | |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Himself | |
| Keith Richards | ... | Himself (as Keith Richard) | |
| Mick Taylor | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Wyman | ... | Himself | |
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| Marty Balin | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
| Sonny Barger | ... | Himself | |
| Melvin Belli | ... | Himself | |
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Dick Carter | ... | Himself |
| Jack Casady | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
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Mike Clarke | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) |
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Sam Cutler | ... | Himself |
| Spencer Dryden | ... | Himself (as Jefferson Airplane) | |
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Chris Hillman | ... | Himself (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) |
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A documentary on the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour and the tragic events that concluded it. We see footage of their concerts and of them making the Sticky Fingers album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. However, the main focus of the film is on one concert - Altamont Speedway, outside San Francisco, 6 December 1969. A free concert, it is the Stones' idea and it was meant to be the Woodstock of the West (Woodstock having occurred four months earlier). Other bands performing included Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Ike and Tina Turner, Crosby Stills Nash and Young and Santana. However, it is far from being the peace and love of Woodstock. Part of the problem is that the Stones hired the Hells Angels as security. The other problem was that a large portion of the crowd were high on drugs. Friction ensues. During the Stones' set, Meredith Hunter, high on methamphetamine and armed with a gun, makes a lunge for the stage and is stabbed to death by the Hells Angels. The peace and ... Written by grantss
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The Rolling Stones gave a concert in Altamont, Calif. The Hell's Angels policed it. Four people died. This is the Actual Film Story. See more »Parents Guide:
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13 December 1970 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$18,576, 13 August 2000, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$252,570, 19 November 2000Company Credits
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Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
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Even with the negative press of "Sympathy For The Devil", The Rolling Stones performed it on the 1970 tour. They dropped it from their set lists until 1975 when Eric Clapton joined them for their first of five shows at Madison Square Garden in NYC. See more »Quotes
Altamont Concert Announcer: I'd like to point out to everybody here, that this will be the greatest party of 1969 that we've had. Let's have a party and let's have a good time.See more »
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Re-released in 1992 with some uncensored dialog and some more brief nudity; this version is rated R. See more »Soundtracks
Gimme ShelterWritten by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
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Certainly not a filmed concert, this important documentary describes, in a very sensitive and powerful way, the incredible human bestiary that rushed towards the 1969 free Rolling Stones show located on Altamont speedway, California. Complete disorganization, brutal security staff, drug abuse will turn this rock party to an awful black celebration that will lead to more than a human sacrifice : the destruction of a new kind of innocence. Often shocking and disturbing, sometimes dreadful, "Gimme shelter" brings to us not only the pictures of a riot. It makes us think about the difficulty for men to live as social animals when they're unable to repress their predator instincts. Let's finally mention the great musical first part of the film, and the quality of the direction.