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Few documentaries have captured a time and place more completely, poignantly, and for that matter, entertainingly.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Woodstock
3 days of peace, music...and love.
1970 · 3h 44m · R
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Michael Wadleigh
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Woodstock
Overview
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.
Director and cast
- Michael Wadleigh Director
- Richie Havens as Self
- Joan Baez as Self
- Roger Daltrey as Self - The Who
- John Entwistle as Self - The Who
- Keith Moon as Self - The Who
- Pete Townshend as Self - The Who
- Joe Cocker as Self
- Country Joe McDonald as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
- Barry Melton as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
- Greg Dewey as Self - Country Joe and the Fish
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