Jimi Hendrix (1973)

Directed by

John Head, Gary Weis, Joe Boyd

Genre

rockumentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows concert footage of Jimi Hendrix from 1967 to 1970 and includes interviews with his family, friends, and fellow musicians. It covers key performances like Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival.

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What happens

Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary about Jimi Hendrix, directed and produced by Joe Boyd, John Head, and Gary Weis. The film contains concert footage of Hendrix from 1967 to 1970, including the Monterey Pop Festival, the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Woodstock, and a Berkeley concert. The film also includes interviews with Hendrix' contemporaries, family and friends. Those appearing in the film include Paul Caruso, Eric Clapton, Billy Cox, Alan Douglas, Germaine Greer, Hendrix' father, James A. "Al" Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Linda Keith, Eddie Kramer, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Juggy Murray, Little Richard, Lou Reed, and Pete Townshend. Noel Redding refused to be interviewed as he had a pending lawsuit against the Hendrix Estate. The film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix. This title was used on the 2005 DVD cover and theatrical poster. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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