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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   6,088 votes
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Release Date:
26 March 1970 (USA) more
Tagline:
love, peace, music more
Plot:
The film chronicle of the legendary 1969 music festival. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(103 articles)
Review: Taking Woodstock - An entertaining trip
 (From t5m.com. 18 November 2009, 2:38 AM, PST)

Taking Woodstock | Film review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 14 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

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Superb documentary more (52 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Richie Havens ... Himself
Joan Baez ... Herself
The Who ... Themselves
Sha-Na-Na ... Themselves (as Sha Na Na)
Joe Cocker ... Himself
Country Joe and the Fish ... Themselves

Arlo Guthrie ... Himself
Crosby Stills & Nash ... Themselves (as Crosby Stills and Nash)
Ten Years After ... Themselves
John Sebastian ... Himself
Santana ... Themselves
Sly and the Family Stone ... Themselves (as Sly & the Family Stone)
Jimi Hendrix ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Canned Heat ... Themselves
Jefferson Airplane ... Themselves
Janis Joplin ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Woodstock 25th Anniversary Edition (USA) (director's cut)
Woodstock, 3 Days of Peace & Music (USA) (longer version)
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Runtime:
184 min | Germany:169 min | Sweden:184 min (1970) | Sweden:224 min (1994) | USA:228 min (director's cut) | Germany:216 min (director's cut) | Spain:215 min (DVD edition)
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (re-release) | Mono (RCA Sound System) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (2009 re-rating) | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12
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Trivia:
Even though it was a long shot, the promoters sent out an invitation to The Beatles. In fact, John Lennon said that the group sadly had to decline, but that he would gladly appear solo with a version of The Plastic Ono Band. Needless to say the invitation was withdrawn. more
Quotes:
Arlo Guthrie: Lotta freaks! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999/I) (V) more
Soundtrack:
A Change Is Gonna Come more

FAQ

were you at woodstock
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29 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
Superb documentary, 8 April 2003
10/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Oscar-winning documentary on the 3 day long concert back in 1969. Despite more people showing up than was expected and running out of food, water and medical supplies and dealing with a torrential downpour everything went fine. There was no rioting, no violence...just people helping each other out. The film beautifully captures all this. It contains interviews with the kids attending the concert (their views are absolutely incredible), people in the surrounding town, the police, media...all viewpoints are presented. Everything that comes through is tolerance, peace and love.

The musical acts are varied--you'll love some and hate others. For me the definite highlights were Joan Baez; the Who; Sha-Na-Na; Joe Cocker; Crosby Stills & Nash; John Sebastian; Country Joe McDonald; Sly and the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix. Also the sound is great and there is superb editing during the sequences with excellent use of multiple screens.

I saw the directors cut with adds 40 minutes of music (bringing the running time up to 3 hours and 40 minutes). They add Canned Heat, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and another number by Hendrix. Except for the Joplin footage none of it is really good or needed. The original 3 hour cut is fine.

Warning--there's lots of swearing, nudity, sex and drug taking. It didn't bother me, but it might bother others--originally this got an X rating because of it!

A great one of a kind movie. Don't miss it!

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