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Summary:

"More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegaic summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group The Band at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by director of photography Michael Chapman, and also including renowned cinematographers Vilmos Szigmond and László Kovács) and production designer Boris Leven to design the strikingly theatrical sets, Scorsese created a grandly immersive experience that brings viewers onstage and inside the music itself. That music--as performed by The Band and a host of other generation-defining artists, including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, the Staple Singers, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young--lives on as an almost religious expression of the transcendent possibilities of rock and roll"--Container.

Contributors:

Scorsese, Martin , film director, interviewer

Robertson, Robbie , performer, film producer

Dylan, Bob, 1941- , performer

Young, Neil, 1945- , performer

Mitchell, Joni , performer

Clapton, Eric , performer

Morrison, Van, 1945- , performer

Diamond, Neil , performer

Harris, Emmylou , performer

Muddy Waters, 1915-1983 , performer

Starr, Ringo , performer

Wood, Ron, 1947- , performer

Dr. John, 1941-2019 , performer

Butterfield, Paul , performer

Hawkins, Ronnie , performer

Chapman, Michael, 1935-2020 , cinematographer

Roblee, Jan , editor of moving image work

Yee, Yeu-Bun , editor of moving image work

Petrusich, Amanda , writer of supplementary textual content

Band (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Staple Singers , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

United Artists Corporation , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Last Waltz Productions , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Main Work:

Last waltz (Motion picture : 1978)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1118

Subjects:

Band (Musical group) — Performances

Rock music — Performances

Rock musicians — Interviews

Band (Musical group)

Rock musicians

Performances

Rock music

Genres:

Interviews

Feature films

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Rock concert films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround.

Performers:

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

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editors, Jan Roblee, Yeu-Bun Yee.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Recorded live at Winterland, in San Francisco in 1976.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Accompanied by booklet containing essay by critic Amanda Petrusich.
Features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack supervised and approved by musician Robbie Robertson; Two alternate soundtracks, the original 1978 2.0 surround mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, and an uncompressed stereo mix from 2001; Two audio commentaries, one featuring Scorsese and Robbie Robertson, and the other members of The Band, members of the production crew, and performers Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins, and Mavis Staples; New interview with Scorsese, conducted by critic David Fear; Revisiting the Last waltz, a documentary from 2002 about the making of the film; Outtake: jam session 2; Interview from 1978 with Scorsese and Robertson; Trailer and TV spot; An essay by critic Amanda Petrusich.

Audience:

Rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 x 70 cm, folded to 12 x 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

M1630.18 LAS 1978 BLU

ISBNs:

9781681439235
1681439239

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515270519
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC3344BD

OCLC Numbers:

1294313892