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The Last Waltz (1978)

A United Artists Release.

Director: Martin Scorsese. Producer: Robbie Robertson. Executive Producer: Jonathan Taplin. Cinematography: Michael Chapman. Production Designer: Boris Leven. Editors: Yeu-Bun Yee, Jan Roblee. Concert Producer: Bill Graham.

Cast: The Band (Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson), Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, The Staples, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Hawkins, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood, and Martin Scorsese.

M.P.A.A. Rating: PG.
Running Time: 117 minutes.
Home Video: MGM/UA cassettes and laserdiscs.

Synopsis: A documentary of the folk-rock group The Band's 1976 "farewell" concert at San Francisco's Winterland Theater. The film also contains interviews with Band members (chicfly Robbie Robertson) and musical sequences shot on the sound stages of MGM.

Copyright (c) 1992, David Ehrenstein