Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter [Criterion] (DVD)

Rolling Stones, Maysles Brothers & Charlotte Zwerin

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Synopsis

Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco’s Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinema pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment.

Special Features:

High-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth-anniversary version
Audio commentary featuring directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and “Prodigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing “Little Queenie"
Audio excerpts from KSAN Radio’s Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek
Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music writer Stanley Boot