Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Adrian Maben

Release Date:

4 May 1973 (West Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Tagline:

More Than a Movie! An Explosive Cinema Concert!

Plot:

Live versions of the songs, filmed in an old Pompeii amphitheater. Songs included are Echoes (split into 2 parts)...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Pink Floyd | Amphitheater | Outdoor Concert | Psychedelia

Cast

David Gilmour	...	Himself (guitar, vocals) (as Pink Floyd)
Nick Mason	...	Himself (drums) (as Pink Floyd)
Roger Waters	...	Himself (bass, vocals, percussion) (as Pink Floyd)
Richard Wright	...	Himself (keyboards, vocals) (as Pink Floyd)

Also Known As:

Echoes: Pink Floyd (USA)
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd à Pompéi (France)
Pink Floyd in Pompeii (Belgium: Flemish title)

Runtime:

62 min (shortened version) (25 fps) | 92 min (director's cut) | 85 min (theatrical version)

Country:

Belgium | West Germany | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo | Dolby (remix for video release) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:E | USA:G | West Germany:6

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

Trivia:

During the performance of "One of These Days" Nick Mason loses a drumstick and gets a new one without skipping a beat.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the opening scene of Echoes Part 1, there is an organ and a piano playing at the same time, suggesting that there were extra parts slotted into the mix.

Quotes:

Roger Waters: [after failed recording take of David's guitar]
[over studio intercom]
Roger Waters: Um, feedback Dave.
David Gilmour: Don't worry about that. Christ. What would rock and roll be without feedback?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Beastie Boys: Video Anthology (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Careful with that Axe Eugene

Worth the price of admission...

This movie gets better each time I watch it. The performances are pretty good. The "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" cut is fantastic, with the lights being raised up to the climax and then dimming back out. Very effective. Even the interviews, which don't make the band look particularly well, are entertaining. They need to release this on DVD already, don't you think? I bought a VCD version of it, but the video quality is horrible. DVD please!!!