Woodstock – 1970
3 days of peace, music…and love

Director
Michael Wadleigh

Producers
Dale Bell associate producer
Bob Maurice producer

Cast
Richie Havens
Joan Baez
Roger Daltrey
John Entwistle
Keith Moon
Pete Townshend
Lennie Baker
Jon ‘Bowzer’ Bauman
Johnny Contardo
Frederick ‘Dennis’ Greene
Jocko Marcellino
‘Screamin’ Scott’ Simon
Donald ‘Donny’ York
Joe Cocker
Bruce Barthol
Country Joe McDonald
Barry Melton
Arlo Guthrie
David Crosby
Graham Nash
Stephen Stills
Chick Churchill – Himself
Alvin Lee
Ric Lee
Leo Lyons
John Sebastian
Carlos Santana
Michael Shrieve
David Brown
Mike Carabello
Sly Stone
Jimi Hendrix

Review by Jack Gattanella

Woodstock (1970)

One of the Best Documentaries Ever made,
Woodstock is a great documentary. It is edited very well and has great spirit and music in the mix. For the generation of the time it was what symbolized them, and I think this is the perfect film for them. Edited very finely (by the director, Oscar Winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker and the man himself, Martin Scorsese) with many parts of the movie in separate sides in great splendor.

I think this film is the best movie in which a sound track was made, and one of the best documentaries ever made (definitely the best of the 70’s).

Woodstock (1970)

Review by Wayne Malin

Superb documentary,
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!