A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
- Director
- Writer
- Mardik Martin(treatment)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writer
- Mardik Martin(treatment)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
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- Director
- Writer
- Mardik Martin(treatment)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Thanksgiving, 1976, San Francisco's Winterland: the Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. Some numbers they do alone, some songs include guest artists from Ronnie Hawkins (their first boss, when they were the Hawks) to Bob Dylan (their last, when as his backup and as a solo group, they came into their own). Scorsese's camera explores the interactions onstage in the making of music. Offstage, he interviews the Band's five members, focusing on the nature of life on the road. The friendships, the harmonies, the hijinks, and the wear and tear add up to a last waltz. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- Taglines
- It Started as a Concert. It Became a Celebration. [original theatrical]
- Genres
- Certificate
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDuring his opening guitar solo in "Further On Up the Road", Eric Clapton's guitar strap came off. To compensate while he fixed it, Robbie Robertson spontaneously played a brief solo of his own.
- GoofsDuring Garth Hudson's solo in the song "Stagefright", the entire song cuts forward approximately 25 seconds.
- Crazy creditsAt the beginning of the film it just says: "THIS FILM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD!"
- Alternate versionsThe DVD features an outtake of the jam session onstage towards the end of the concert.
- ConnectionsEdited into Once were brothers: The Band (2019)
Top review
Out of the Shadow of Woodstock
Martin Scorsese's documentary has been labelled a time capsule of an era, and whilst this type of reference usually sounds overstated, there is no doubting the accomplishment of this film as an event. Many use the documentary 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music' as the ultimate example of a music-doco, but whilst the music in The Last Waltz is actually on par with the great performances of Woodstock (bar Jimi Hendrix[there's no substitute]), the thing which elevates The Last Waltz is the photography.
This was the first music doco to be shot on 35mm and watching the concert, you'd think that each performance was carefully choregraphed over a few weeks of shooting rather than over one night. Special thanks must be given to Cinematogrpaher Michael Chapman for his efforts on this film. The look of the film is what elevates it's overall appeal, because the music was always going to be epic, especially with the cavalcade of great names performing. This is just great filmmaking from contemporary cinema's most accomplished filmmaker. And how about that haunting theme that both starts and ends the film. Just great.
This was the first music doco to be shot on 35mm and watching the concert, you'd think that each performance was carefully choregraphed over a few weeks of shooting rather than over one night. Special thanks must be given to Cinematogrpaher Michael Chapman for his efforts on this film. The look of the film is what elevates it's overall appeal, because the music was always going to be epic, especially with the cavalcade of great names performing. This is just great filmmaking from contemporary cinema's most accomplished filmmaker. And how about that haunting theme that both starts and ends the film. Just great.
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- Nov 2, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Band: Viimeinen valssi
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $322,313
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,151
- Apr 7, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $340,687
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Band in concert - the last waltz (1978) officially released in India in English?
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