Gimme Shelter (1970)

Directed by

Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

Genre

concert film, music documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 196 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1969 US tour. It shows the lead-up to and the aftermath of a deadly incident at their free concert at Altamont Speedway.

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What happens

Gimme Shelter is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin chronicling the last weeks of the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter. The film is named after "Gimme Shelter", the lead track from the group's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Gimme Shelter was screened out of competition as the opening film of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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