An eye-opening, no-holds-barred documentary of 1970's legendary five-day Isle of Wight rock-and-roll festival, featuring the final stage performances of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors with Jim Morrison. Other highlights include The Who's 'Young Man's Blues' and 'Naked Eyes', along with footage of Free, Taste, Tiny Tim, John .. Read more
| Starring | The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors |
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| Director | Murray Lerner |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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An eye-opening, no-holds-barred documentary of 1970's legendary five-day Isle of Wight rock-and-roll festival, featuring the final stage performances of Jimi Hendrix and The Doors with Jim Morrison. Other highlights include The Who's 'Young Man's Blues' and 'Naked Eyes', along with footage of Free, Taste, Tiny Tim, John Sebastian, Donovan, Ten Years After, The Moody Blues, Kris Kristofferson, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen, ELP, Joan Baez and Jethro Tull. Filmed and edited by Murray Lerner.
| Starring | The Who, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors |
|---|---|
| Director | Murray Lerner |
| Studio | SANCTUARY VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 19 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1970 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 24 Jan 2005 |
"...[An] engrossing time trip backward....A complex, flavorful overview that's like a nonfictive counterculture NASHVILLE..."
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It was probably great if you were there...but...
Music DVDs should be about the music, but music aside there is no excuse for this poorly put together film. The lack of extras, auful psychodelic backgrounds ... read more »
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Right On Trouble
Was this where it all started to go wrong? And Tiny Tim is surely partly to blame, wanting his money in readies up front before going onstage to sing '... read more »
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the whole damn thing
firstly it was magical transporting thousands of people to an island.dealing with the problems of not paying to get in but i'll just sit here because i;ve ... read more »
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Atmospheric
Recording great musical performance, this only lacks more interviews with audience members to relay the heady, optimistic atmoshere of the event to make it a ... read more »
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