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The Last Waltz (Criterion Collection)

The Last Waltz (Criterion Collection)

FM Productions (1978)
Biography | Documentary | Music
USA | English | Color | 01:57
4K UHD
PG
715515269810
| 1 disc

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from "The Band's" incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.


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The Band Themselves
Rick Danko Self - Bass-Violin-Vocal
Levon Helm Self - Drums-Mandolin-Vocal
Garth Hudson Self - Organ-Accordion-Saxophone-Synthesizers
Richard Manuel Self - Piano-Keyboards-Drums-Vocal
Robbie Robertson Self - Guitar-Vocal
Eric Clapton Self - Performer
Neil Diamond Self - Performer
Bob Dylan Self - Performer
Joni Mitchell Self - Performer
Neil Young Self - Performer
Emmylou Harris Self - Performer
Ringo Starr Self - Performer
Paul Butterfield Self - Performer
Dr. John Self - Performer
Van Morrison Self - Performer
Ronnie Hawkins Self - Performer
The Staple Singers Themselves - Performer
Muddy Waters Self - Performer
Ronnie Wood Self - Performer
Michael McClure Self - Performer
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Self - Performer
Martin Scorsese Self - Interviewer
Jim Gordon Self - Horn Section
Tom Malone Self - Horn Section

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Modified Date Jul 05, 2023 22:02:51

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Bought at B&N July sale 2023


More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegiac summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group the Band at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by director of photography Michael Chapman, and also including renowned cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács) and production designer Boris Leven to design the strikingly theatrical sets, Scorsese created a grandly immersive experience that brings viewers onstage and inside the music itself. That music—as performed by the Band and a host of other generation-defining artists, including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, the Staple Singers, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young—lives on as an almost religious expression of the transcendent possibilities of rock and roll.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack supervised and approved by musician Robbie Robertson
One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
Two alternate soundtracks: the original 1978 2.0 surround mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, and an uncompressed stereo mix from 2001
Two audio commentaries, featuring Scorsese; members of the Band; members of the production crew; and performers Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins, and Mavis Staples
New interview with Scorsese, conducted by critic David Fear
Documentary from 2002 about the making of the film
Outtake
Interview from 1978 with Scorsese and Robertson
Trailer and TV spot
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by critic Amanda Petrusich
New cover by Fred Davis

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