Fillmore (1972)

A dozen rock groups are shown playing in the final five nights of shows leading up the closing of Fillmore West on July 4, 1971.

Director:

Richard T. Heffron

Stars:

Bill Graham, Marty Balin, Elvin Bishop

Cast

Credited cast:
Bill Graham	...	Bill Graham
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marty Balin	...	Performers (as The Jefferson Airplane)
Elvin Bishop	...	Themselves (as The Elvin Bishop Group)
Ed Bogas	...	Performers (as Lamb)
Mike Carabello	...	Performers (as Santana)
Jack Casady	...	Performers (as Hot Tuna)
John Chambers	...	Performers (as The Elvin Bishop Group)
John Cipollina	...	Performers (as Quicksilver Messenger Service)
Papa John Creach	...	Himself
John Dawson	...	Performers (as The New Riders of the Purple Sage)
Bill Douglass	...	Performers (as Lamb)
Spencer Dryden	...	Performers (as The New Riders of the Purple Sage)
Gary Duncan	...	Performers (as Quicksilver Messenger Service)
Larry Fields	...	Performers (as Cold Blood)
David Freiberg	...	Performers (as Quicksilver Messenger Service)

Storyline

A dozen rock groups are shown playing in the final five nights of shows leading up the closing of Fillmore West on July 4, 1971.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | split screen | san francisco california | musician | music promoter | 

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Taglines:

An outrageous movie!

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 1973 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

The Fillmore West - 10 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Graham Organization, Median Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Lovelace (2013)

User Reviews

If ever a movie begged for expanded DVD...

Yes, friends and IL' hippies, if ever there was a movie begging for an expanded edition wide-screen DVD release, this is the one. I haven't seen it since '72, granted, and my mental awareness at that time was probably a bit...different...but based on the soundtrack CD set I'd wager this is still a great look at the crazy IL' daze, with some wonderful music and a fun backstage look at the music culture of the time. Yes, it's true, I do have the added motivation that I had the astounding good fortune to attend a couple of these shows (the Dead/New Riders/Rowan Brothers show and the Hot Tuna/Quicksilver show), and would thus particularly get a kick out of seeing the film again. Let's hope "Festival Express" does really well; maybe that will punch somebody's button and wake 'em up to the potential market for this film.