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Woodstock

Woodstock

3 days of peace, music...and love.

19707.53h 4m

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.

Directed by Michael Wadleigh
Written by Michael Wadleigh
Box OfficeBudget: $600KRevenue: $50.0M

Top Cast

Richie Havens

Richie Havens

Self

Joan Baez

Joan Baez

Self

Roger Daltrey

Roger Daltrey

Self - The Who

John Entwistle

John Entwistle

Self - The Who

Keith Moon

Keith Moon

Self - The Who

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Self - The Who

Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker

Self

Country Joe McDonald

Country Joe McDonald

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

Barry Melton

Barry Melton

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

G

Greg Dewey

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

Themes & Keywords

hippiefree lovemusic festivalmarijuanarock musicdrugsarchive footagemusic historyconcert filmrock festivalsocial gatheringpopular musicmusic documentarylovingupstate new yorkfamous songjoyousromantichopefulbethel, new yorkconcert footagetechniscope

About Woodstock

Woodstock is a documentary, history, music film released in 1970 exploring themes of hippie, free love, music festival, marijuana, rock music, drugs. Directed by Michael Wadleigh, it stars Richie Havens, Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey. 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.

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