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Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history.
Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history.
Documentary, History, Music - 2003
Festival Express
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7.5
96%
85
The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.
Director:
,
Bob Smeaton
,
Frank Cvitanovich
Cast:
,
Robbie Robertson
,
Rick Danko
,
Richard Manuel
,
Levon Helm
,
Garth Hudson

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
19 Sep 2003
Country:
GB, NL
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
There are sterling concert performances by several bands in peak form.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
3 Sep 2004
fresh:
A delirious piece of pop ephemera, a time capsule set on the cusp between the Summer of Love and the Day the Music Died.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
3 Sep 2004
fresh:
What's most revealing and human about Festival Express are its candid looks at artists bonding aboard the choo-choo.
– Bruce Westbrook,
Houston Chronicle,
3 Sep 2004
fresh:
It's the overnight jam sessions that steal the show.
– Steve Morse,
Boston Globe,
3 Sep 2004
fresh:
Here's a chance to listen to the soundtrack for the social upheaval of the late '60s and early '70s.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
3 Sep 2004
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