The Last Waltz (1978)
| Title | The Last Waltz |
| Year | 1978 |
| Country | USA |
| Genre | Documentary (Movies) |
| Collection | Dance and Music |
| Run Time | 1h 57 min |
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The concert known as The Last Waltz (1978) took place on November 25, 1976 at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. In addition to a title card declaring ‘This film should be played loud!’, the event was captured on film and delved into The Band’s influences and career. The group consisted of Rick Danko on bass, violin, and vocals, Levon Helm on drums, mandolin, and vocals, Garth Hudson on keyboards, saxophone and accordion, songwriter Richard Manuel on keyboards, drums, percussion and vocals, and guitarist-songwriter Robbie Robertson providing vocals. During the concert, Dylan joined the band onstage while various other artists also made appearances including Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell,Van Morrison, Dr. John,Niel Diamond,and Eric Clapton.The performance featured an array of genres such as blues, rock and roll New Orleans R&B,Tin Pan Alley pop,folk,and rock.
Additional musical styles were also highlighted in separate segments featuring performances by Emmylou Harris (country)and the Staple Singers (soul and gospel). The movie opens with The Band’s encore performance of ‘Don’t Do It’, a Marvin Gaye cover, to close out the evening. The story then rewinds back to the beginning of the concert and progresses chronologically. Accompanied by a large horn section, The Band delivers crowd favorites such as ‘Up on Cripple Creek’, ‘Stage Fright’, and ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’. Throughout the live performances, interviews and studio segments with director Martin Scorsese are sprinkled in. In these segments, The Band members reflect on their history. Robertson shares how Hudson joined the group with the condition that each member pay $10 per week for music lessons.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Rick DankoBass / Violin / Vocal  Levon HelmDrums / Mandolin / Vocal  Garth HudsonOrgan / Accordion / Saxophone / Synthesizers  Richard ManuelPiano / Keyboards / Drums / Vocal  Robbie RobertsonGuitar / Vocal |
The concert known as The Last Waltz (1978) took place on November 25, 1976 at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. In addition to a title card declaring ‘This film should be played loud!’, the event was captured on film and delved into The Band’s influences and career. The group consisted of Rick Danko on bass, violin, and vocals, Levon Helm on drums, mandolin, and vocals, Garth Hudson on keyboards, saxophone and accordion, songwriter Richard Manuel on keyboards, drums, percussion and vocals, and guitarist-songwriter Robbie Robertson providing vocals. During the concert, Dylan joined the band onstage while various other artists also made appearances including Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell,Van Morrison, Dr. John,Niel Diamond,and Eric Clapton.The performance featured an array of genres such as blues, rock and roll New Orleans R&B,Tin Pan Alley pop,folk,and rock.
Additional musical styles were also highlighted in separate segments featuring performances by Emmylou Harris (country)and the Staple Singers (soul and gospel). The movie opens with The Band’s encore performance of ‘Don’t Do It’, a Marvin Gaye cover, to close out the evening. The story then rewinds back to the beginning of the concert and progresses chronologically. Accompanied by a large horn section, The Band delivers crowd favorites such as ‘Up on Cripple Creek’, ‘Stage Fright’, and ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’. Throughout the live performances, interviews and studio segments with director Martin Scorsese are sprinkled in. In these segments, The Band members reflect on their history. Robertson shares how Hudson joined the group with the condition that each member pay $10 per week for music lessons.
