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Gimme shelter / a Maysles Films production ; directors, David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin.

Summary:

Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinima pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (96 min.) : digital, sound, color
  • Publisher: [Ontario] : Crawley Films, [2013]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
CatMonthString:april.21
Multi-User.
Originally distributed as a motion picture by Crawley Films, 1970.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Producer, Kim Hendrickson ; commentary editors, Ken Hansen, Heather Shaw.
Participant or Performer Note:
Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richard, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman) ; Tina Turner ; The Flying Burrito Bros. ; Jefferson Airplane.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Streaming video.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Live recordings of 1969 U.S. tour.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed March 24, 2015).
Subject: Hell's Angels > History.
Rolling Stones.
Altamont Festival (1969 : Livermore, Calif.)
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Popular music > United States.
Rock concerts > California.
Rock groups > England.
Rock music > 1961-1970.
Rock musicians > England.
Youth > United States > Conduct of life.
Genre: Streaming video.


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