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Overall Rank: 1033

Average Rating: 3/4

# of Ratings: 71

Theatrical Release Date: 03/26/1970

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 06/09/2009

Language: English

Genre: Documentary, Historical

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Michael Wadleigh

Actors: Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Arlo Guthrie, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Who

Plot: Filmmakers document the1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, NY featuring musical performances and a candid look at some of the 500,000 concertgoers, the organizers and townspeople who were all a part of the historic event. -- Chris Kavan

Lonewolf - wrote on 08/01/2024

Ahhhhhh to be there...Well I was a mere baby at the time of this event and my mother was far from adventurous however we have this movie to remind us when half a million people gathered at max yasgurs farm in Bethel n.y. for 3 days of peace love n music..something that never can be duplicated (They tried in 94 which I did attend and again in 99 which was a fiasco) By all means check this out and remember ...the brown acid circulating is not necessarily good.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/11/2019

When you watch this 1970 rockumentary, you aren't just watching any ordinary concert film. You're experiencing a piece of American history first hand.

Unknown - wrote on 11/30/2011

The biggest concert movie ever. Fans of this era of music have to see this.

Chris Kavan
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Epic Documentary of an Epic Event

Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/12/2009

Having just watched the new extended cut in Blu-Ray, I must say that besides actually attending Woodstock, it felt like I could have been there. The performances are stunning (Hendrix, Joplin, The Who, Santana, Country Joe - the list goes on) and the intimate look at various people - from a port-o-san cleaner to uninhibited skinny dippers, is both amusing and, yes, even thought-provoking.

There will never be another event like Woodstock. It has tried to be emulated and failed (for a comparison, watch Woodstock then watch Gimme Shelter) - this was truly a once-in-a-lifetime happening. Even though there was a lot of chaos, drugs, rain, mud, lack of food and medical staff - the 500,000 plus crowd never got out of hand. And luckily there was a film crew there to document it all - 120 …