Gimme Shelter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Gimme Shelter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Gimme Shelter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Gimme Shelter [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

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Overview

"This musical documentary concerns the Rolling Stones and their tragic free concert at Altamont Speedway near San Francisco in early December 1969. The event was all but destroyed by violence that marked the end of the peace and love euphoria of the 1960s. The night began smoothly, with the supercharged Flying Burrito Brothers opening up for the Rolling Stones and performing the truck-driving classic ""Six Days on the Road"" and Tina Turner giving a sensually charged performance. But on this particular evening, the Stones made the fateful (and disastrous) decision to hire the Oakland chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang as bodyguards and bouncers. It was a foolhardy, careless choice that turned the night into an unmitigated disaster; halfway through the Stones' act, the Angels killed one black spectator, and injured several others who were present (including Jefferson Airplane's lead singer Marty Balin). In the film, we watch Mick Jagger -- ere an ebullient, charismatic performer of bisexual charm -- reduced to standing on stage like a frightened child with his finger in his mouth in wake of the violence. Unsurprisingly, the Grateful Dead refused to perform after the violence erupted; the picture ends on a despairing note, with the Stones repeatedly watching a film of the murder. Celebrated documentarians Albert and David Maysles directed and Haskell Wexler shot the film, with heightened instinct and control; as a result, this film is considered one of the greatest rock documentaries ever made. Stones songs performed include ""Brown Sugar,"" ""Under My Thumb,"" and ""Sympathy for the Devil."""

Product Details

Release Date: 12/01/2009
UPC: 0715515051514
Original Release: 1970
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language: English
Time: 1:31:00
Sales rank: 9,281

Special Features

Audio Commentary featuring Directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and Collaborator Stanley Goldstein; ; Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and "Prodigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing "Little Queenie"; ; Audio Excerpts from KSAN Radio's Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with Introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek; ; Altamont Stills Gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower; ; Original and Re-release Theatrical Trailers; ; Plus: A Booklet featuring essays by Film Critic Amy Taubin, Music Writer Stanley Booth, Mick Jagger's former Assistant Georgia Bergman, Music Writer Michael Lydon, and Film Critic Godfrey Cheshire

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mick Jagger Self
Charlie Watts Self
Mick Taylor Self
Bill Wyman Self
Marty Balin Self(as Jefferson Airplane)
Sonny Barger Self
Melvin Belli Self
Jack Casady Self(as Jefferson Airplane)
Mike Clarke Self(as The Flying Burrito Brothers)
Sam Cutler Self
Jefferson Airplane Actor
Spencer Dryden Self(as Jefferson Airplane)
Chris Hillman Self(as The Flying Burrito Brothers)
The Rolling Stones Actor
The Rolling Stones Performer

Technical Credits
Albert Maysles Director,Director
Charlotte Zwerin Director,Director
Nelson Stoll Sound/Sound Designer
Paul Deason Sound/Sound Designer
Arthur Rochester Sound/Sound Designer
John Brumbaugh Sound/Sound Designer
Howard Chesley Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Becker Sound/Sound Designer
Walter Murch Sound/Sound Designer
David Thompson Sound/Sound Designer
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