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Monterey Pop

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NR,1hr 38min

Genres:

Drama,Musical

Released:

January 1, 1968

Directors:

James Desmond, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, Nicholas Proferes, Barry Feinstein

Distributor:

Criterion

Starring:

Peter Albin, The Animals, Big Brother & the Holding Company ...more

Synopsis: The first concert film of the rock & roll era, Monterey Pop is an invaluable record of some of the major musical figures of the late 1960s. The organizers of the Monterey International Pop Festival, held June 16-18, 1967, wisely chose to record the proceedings on film for commercial distribution. Even if some of the festival's big acts -- The Byrds, The Grateful Dead, and Buffalo Springfield -- didn't make the final cut for various reasons, the roster of performers who did reads like a who's who ... Full Synopsis

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	Tom Wiener, AMG Review Any record of popular culture of the 1960s would be incomplete without at least a mention of Monterey Pop. Monterey Pop offers the rock version of two equally invaluable documentaries, Jazz on a Summer's Day and Festival, which respectively chronicled the jazz and folk festivals held every summer for many years in Newport, RI. Those films offered more coverage of their respective festivals' audience ... Full Review

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