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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • Episode aired Sep 26, 2005
  • K-3K-3
  • 3h 28m
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American Masters (1985)
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A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

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  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Stars
    • Bob Dylan
    • B.J. Rolfzen(voice)
    • Dick Kangas
Top credits
  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Stars
    • Bob Dylan
    • B.J. Rolfzen(voice)
    • Dick Kangas
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    • 69User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    • Self
    B.J. Rolfzen
    • Self
    • (voice)
    Dick Kangas
    • Self
    Liam Clancy
    • Self
    Anthony Glover
    • Self
    • (as Tony Glover)
    Paul Nelson
    • Self
    Allen Ginsberg
    Allen Ginsberg
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dave Van Ronk
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Maria Muldaur
    • Self
    John Cohen
    • Self
    Bruce Langhorne
    • Self
    Mark Spoelstra
    • Self
    Suze Rotolo
    • Self
    Izzy Young
    • Self
    Mitch Miller
    Mitch Miller
    • Self
    John Hammond
    John Hammond
    • Self
    Pete Seeger
    Pete Seeger
    • Self
    Mavis Staples
    Mavis Staples
    • Self
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
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    • Trivia
      Columbia/SME Records, Sony Music, and Bob Dylan's management gave Martin Scorsese access to its vaults, something Dylan has never given to any documentary filmmaker.
    • Goofs
      When A&R man John Hammond is introduced, Billie Holiday, whom Hammond signed to Columbia Records, is heard singing the anti-lynching protest song "Strange Fruit." In truth, Hammond did not allow Holiday to record "Strange Fruit" for Columbia; she recorded the song for Milt Gabler's Commodore Records instead.
    • Quotes

      Bob Dylan: I was born very far from where I'm supposed to be, and so I'm on my way home.

    • Connections
      Features Toast of the Town (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      Like a Rolling Stone
      Written and Performed by Bob Dylan

    User reviews69

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    9/10
    Martin Scorsese's Musical Documentary Masterpiece
    From PASTO, COLOMBIA-Via: L. A. CA; CALI, COLOMBIA+ORLANDO, FL

    -----------The Only Tony Kiss Castillo on FaceBook!-----------------------

    No Direction Home is, without a doubt, the very best music-themed Documentary I have ever seen in my life! For anyone who considers themselves someone with a special interest in pop culture, music, sociology or even contemporary history, this mesmerizing Martin Scorsese documentary not only is a "Must see", but I would say a "Must have"! (As in "your collection"!)

    Here we gain the most fascinating insight into many aspects of Dylan's early career, his creative process, his relationships with other artists and music industry insiders, (particularly with one time love interest, Joan Baez) and the general interaction of Bob Dylan, his music, his growing popularity and the overall effect of these on our culture in the 1960's!

    Some of what is covered I think I was previously aware of, some of it, I wasn't, and quite a bit of it had simply been forgotten, owing to the half a century that has passed! What surprised me most in DIRECTION HOME? Well, Joan Baez is interviewed extensively and has perhaps the most on-screen time other than Bob Dylan himself. In the 60's and 70's, I always admired Baez as a very talented, outspoken and highly principled young woman But, quite honestly, never considered her as being very attractive. She has to be, what?... Like mid-to late 50's when she was interviewed for this documentary.

    To see her now, so mature, articulate, radiant, overflowing with self- confidenceWell, let's just say that all of this made it EXTREMELY HARD for me to overlook her on screen appearance! Well, I certainly hope this review did not contain too much information!

    9********* ........... ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!

    Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!....
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    • Release date
      • September 26, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bob Dylan Anthology Project
    • Filming locations
      • Hibbing, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • Spitfire Pictures
      • Grey Water Park Productions
      • Thirteen / WNET
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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