The Day the Music Died
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary about the disastrous Randall's Island rock festival of 1970. The festival was picketed by twenty-one radical political groups who demanded that the counterculture get some of the profits from the event. Groups that protested included the White Panthers and the Weather Underground, and th
Cast & Crew
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Bert Tenzer
Director
Mel Winkler
Jackie Ziman
Arthur York
Chris Andrives
Editor
Bert Tenzer
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Day the Music Died
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Music
Release Date
1977
Production Company
Atlantic
Distribution Company
Atlantic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Synopsis
Documentary about the disastrous Randall's Island rock festival of 1970. The festival was picketed by twenty-one radical political groups who demanded that the counterculture get some of the profits from the event. Groups that protested included the White Panthers and the Weather Underground, and the Black Panthers's demands included bail for one of their jailed members and 10,000 free tickets. These demonstrations resulted in the festival being overrun by gate-crashers, and many of the performers refusing to play.
Director
Bert Tenzer
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Day the Music Died
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Drama
Music
Release Date
1977
Production Company
Atlantic
Distribution Company
Atlantic
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Technicolor)
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Trivia
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Released in United States 1977
Released in United States 1977
