When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| The Rolling Stones | ... |
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| Mick Jagger | ... |
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| Charlie Watts | ... |
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| Keith Richards | ... |
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| Mick Taylor | ... |
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| Bill Wyman | ... |
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| Marty Balin | ... |
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| Sonny Barger | ... |
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| Melvin Belli | ... |
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Dick Carter | ... |
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| Jack Casady | ... |
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Mike Clarke | ... |
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Sam Cutler | ... |
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| Spencer Dryden | ... |
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| Chris Hillman | ... |
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John Jaymes | ... |
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| Paul Kantner | ... |
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| Jorma Kaukonen | ... |
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Pete Kleinow | ... |
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Bernie Leadon | ... |
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Gram Parsons | ... |
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Ronnie Schneider | ... |
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Rock Scully | ... |
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| Grace Slick | ... |
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Frank Terry | ... |
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Ike Turner | ... |
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| Tina Turner | ... |
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Stanley Booth | ... |
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Patty Bredehoft | ... |
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Bill Fritsch | ... |
Sweet William - Hell's Angel challenging Paul Kantner (uncredited)
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| Jerry Garcia | ... |
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| Meredith Hunter | ... |
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Ed Lang | ... |
Paul 'Animal' Hibbits - Hell's Angel (wearing coonskin cap) (uncredited)
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| Michael Lang | ... |
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Phil Lesh | ... |
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| Albert Maysles | ... |
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David Maysles | ... |
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Alan Passaro | ... |
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| Ken Patterson | ... |
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Vito Paulekas | ... |
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| Michelle Phillips | ... |
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Michael Shrieve | ... |
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| Ian Stewart | ... |
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| Bob Weir | ... |
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Directed by
| Albert Maysles | ||
| David Maysles | ||
| Charlotte Zwerin | ||
Produced by
| Porter Bibb | ... | associate producer |
| Ronnie Schneider | ... | executive producer: The Rolling Stones |
Cinematography by
| Albert Maysles | ... | (filmed by) (as The Maysles Brothers) |
| David Maysles | ... | (filmed by) (as The Maysles Brothers) |
| Gary Weis | ||
Editing by
| Joanne Burke | ||
| Robert Farren | ||
| Ellen Hovde | ... | (as Ellen Giffard) |
| Kent McKinney | ||
Editorial Department
| Mirra Bank | ... | assistant editor |
| Janet Lauretano | ... | assistant editor |
| Adrian Mosser | ... | color negative: Cineservice Inc. |
| Susan Steinberg | ... | assistant editor |
Sound Department
| Michael Becker | ... | sound |
| Bill Blachly | ... | sound mixer: National Film Center |
| John Brumbaugh | ... | sound |
| Howard Chesley | ... | sound |
| Pepper Crawford | ... | sound |
| Stanley Cronquist | ... | sound |
| Paul Deason | ... | sound |
| Tom Goodwin | ... | sound |
| Anthony Jackson | ... | sound (as Tony Jackson) |
| Glyn Johns | ... | sound recordist: 16-track, Madison Square Gardens |
| Orly Lindgren | ... | sound |
| Walter Murch | ... | sound |
| Peter Pilafian | ... | sound (as Peter Pilafin) |
| Art Rochester | ... | sound |
| Maurice Schell | ... | sound assistant |
| Nelson Stoll | ... | production sound mixer |
| David Thompson | ... | sound |
| Susumu Tokunow | ... | sound (as Alvin Tokunow) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Adair | ... | camera operator |
| Baird Bryant | ... | camera operator |
| Joan Churchill | ... | camera operator |
| Ron Dorfman | ... | camera operator |
| Robert Elfstrom | ... | camera operator |
| Elliott Erwitt | ... | camera operator |
| Pat Finn-Lee | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Fiore | ... | camera operator (as Bob Fiori) |
| Adam Giffard | ... | camera operator |
| William B. Kaplan | ... | camera operator (as William Kaplan) |
| Kevin Keating | ... | camera operator |
| Stephen Lighthill | ... | camera operator |
| George Lucas | ... | camera operator |
| Chip Monck | ... | lighting: tour production, The Rolling Stones (as Chipmonck) |
| Jim Moody | ... | camera operator |
| David Myers | ... | camera operator |
| Jack Newman | ... | camera operator |
| Pekke Niemela | ... | camera operator |
| Robert Primes | ... | camera operator |
| Paul Ryan | ... | camera operator |
| Eric Saarinen | ... | camera operator |
| Peter Smokler | ... | camera operator |
| Coulter Watt | ... | camera operator |
| Gary Weis | ... | camera operator (as Gary Weiss) |
| Bill Yarrus | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Stanley Goldstein | ... | special help |
| Chip Monck | ... | tour manager: The Rolling Stones (as Chipmonck) |
Thanks
| Pamela Adams | ... | thanks |
| Robert Albert | ... | thanks |
| Alan H. Bomser | ... | thanks (as Alan Bomser) |
| Tom Bywaters | ... | thanks |
| Donald Cammell | ... | thanks |
| Dick Carter | ... | thanks: Altamont Speedway |
| Barbara Jarvis | ... | thanks |
| John Jaymes | ... | thanks: Young American Enterprises |
| Tony Kline | ... | thanks |
| Stephen Mellor | ... | thanks: Allan King Associates |
| Stefan Ponek | ... | thanks: KSAN Radio |
| Steve Schmidt | ... | thanks |
| Haskell Wexler | ... | thanks |
| Van Wolff | ... | thanks (as Van Wolf) |
Production Companies
- Maysles Films
- Penforta (executive produced for The Rolling Stones in association with)
Distributors
- Cinema 5 Distributing (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1970) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- New Cinema Enterprises (1970) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1970) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Centfox-Film (1971) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Fox Norena Film A/S (1971) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1971) (Italy) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1972) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- France 3 (1983) (France) (tv)
- Films Transit International (2000) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Kit Parker Films (2000) (United States) (re-release)
- LW Editora (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Atlas Video (West Germany) (VHS) (unknown)
- PolyGram Video (United Kingdom) (video)
- PolyGram Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Alembic Recording (16 track recording: Rolling Stones at Altamont)
- KPIX (press conference footage: San Francisco)
- National Film Center (sound mixing)
- WABC (press conference footage: Eye Witness News Department)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 love era of the 60s was over. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | 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 » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $18,576, 13 Aug 2000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | After viewing concert footage, police identified Alan Passaro, a local Hell's Angel, as the man who stabbed Meredith Hunter. He was arrested and charged with murder. At his trial, closer examination of the footage showed that Hunter had pulled a gun before Passaro pulled his knife. Passaro was acquitted on grounds of self-defense. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Swing But Were Afraid to Ask (1999). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jumpin' Jack Flash See more » |
| Quotes |
Grace Slick:
You don't hassle with anybody in particular. You gotta keep your bodies off each other unless you intend love. People get weird, and you need people like the Angels to keep people in line. But the Angels also - you know, you don't bust people in the head - for nothing. So both sides are fucking up temporarily; let's not keep FUCKING UP! See more » |