Gimme Shelter (1970)
| Release Date | 06 December 1970 |
| Tagline | The music that thrilled the world ... and the killing that stunned it! |
| Genre | Documentary, History, Music |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Altamont Speedway - 17001 Midway Road, Tracy, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Documentary |
| Film Class | Concerts [nf] |
| Niche Genre | Culture & Society [nf] |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Musician's Life |
| Tones | Disturbing, Forceful, Gloomy, Tense, Menacing |
| Tags | Music, Performer, Rock Band |
Gimme Shelter is a 1970 documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, chronicling the last weeks of The Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour, which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert. The film is named after "Gimme Shelter", the lead track from The Rolling Stones' 1969 album Let It Bleed. The film was screened at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival, but was not entered into the main competition.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Mick Taylor
Himself
Sonny Barger
Himself
Dick Carter
Himself
Jack Casady
Himself
Mike Clarke
Himself
Sam Cutler
Himself
John Jaymes
Himself
Paul Kantner
Himself
Pete Kleinow
Himself
Ronald Schneider
Himself
Rock Scully
Himself
Frank Terry
Himself - KFRC Anchor
Meredith Hunter
Himself - Black Youth Stabbed by Hell's Angel
Phil Lesh
Himself
Albert Maysles
Himself
David Maysles
Himself
Alan Passaro
Himself - Hell's Angel Who Stabs Meredith Hunter
Ian Stewart
Himself
Bob Weir
Himself
Director
Albert Maysles
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David Maysles
-
Charlotte Zwerin
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Producer
Porter Bibb
associate producer
Ronald Schneider
executive producer: The Rolling Stones
Cinematographer
Albert Maysles
David Maysles
Editor
Joanne Burke
-
Robert Farren
-
Ellen Giffard
-
Kent McKinney
-
Sound Department
Michael Becker
sound
Bill Blachly
sound mixer: National Film Center
John Brumbaugh
sound
Howard Chesley
sound
Pepper Crawford
sound
Stanley Cronquist
sound
Paul Deason
sound
Tom Goodwin
sound
Tony Jackson
sound
Glyn Johns
sound recordist: 16-track, Madison Square Gardens
Orly Lindgren
sound
Peter Pilafian
sound
Art Rochester
sound
Maurice Schell
sound assistant
Nelson Stoll
sound
David Thompson
sound
Susumu Tokunow
sound
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Adair
camera operator
Baird Bryant
camera operator
Joan Churchill
camera operator
Ron Dorfman
camera operator
Robert Elfstrom
camera operator
Elliott Erwitt
camera operator
Bob Fiore
camera operator
Adam Giffard
camera operator
William B. Kaplan
camera operator
Kevin Keating
camera operator
Stephen Lighthill
camera operator
Chip Monck
lighting: tour production, The Rolling Stones
Jim Moody
camera operator
Jack Newman
camera operator
Pekke Niemela
camera operator
Robert Primes
camera operator
Paul Ryan
camera operator
Eric Saarinen
camera operator
Peter Smokler
camera operator
Coulter Watt
camera operator
Gary Weiss
camera operator
Bill Yarrus
camera operator
Editorial Department
Mirra Bank
assistant editor
Janet Lauretano
assistant editor
Adrian Mosser
color negative: Cineservice Inc.
Susan Steinberg
assistant editor
Other Crew
Stanley Goldstein
special help
Chip Monck
tour manager: The Rolling Stones
Thanks
Pamela Adams
thanks
Robert Albert
thanks
Alan Bomser
thanks
Tom Bywaters
thanks
Donald Cammell
thanks
Dick Carter
thanks: Altamont Speedway
Barbara Jarvis
thanks
John Jaymes
thanks: Young American Enterprises
Tony Kline
thanks
Stephen Mellor
thanks: Allan King Associates
Stefan Ponek
thanks: KSAN Radio
Steve Schmidt
thanks
Haskell Wexler
thanks
Van Wolff
thanks
Production Company
Maysles Films
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Penforta
Distributor
Cinema 5 Distributing
Twentieth Century Fox Film Company
Criterion Collection, The
Kit Parker Films
LW Editora
PolyGram Video
PolyGram Vídeo
Miscellaneous
Alembic Recording
16 track recording: Rolling Stones at Altamont
KRON San Francisco
press conference footage: San Francisco
National Film Center
sound mixing
WABC
press conference footage: Eye Witness News Department
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