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Woodstock ()


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Oscar-winning musical chronicle that brilliantly captures the three-day rock concert and celebration of peace and love that became a capstone for the Sixties.

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Awards:
  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast

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Themselves (as Sha Na Na)
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Themselves (as Crosby Stills and Nash)
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Themselves
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Themselves (as Sly & the Family Stone)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Bob Davis ...
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Lilli Georgescu ...
Lilli
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Harvey Mandel ...
Canned Heat
John Morris ...
Self - Stage Announcer
Richard Alvarez ...
Self - Cinematographer (uncredited)
Jose Chepito Areas ...
Self - Santana (uncredited)
Lennie Baker ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
Bruce Barthol ...
Self - Country Joe and the Fish (uncredited)
David Brown ...
Self - Santana (uncredited)
Mike Carabello ...
Self - Santana (uncredited)
Chick Churchill ...
Self - Ten Years After (uncredited)
Johnny Contardo ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
Alan Cooper ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
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Self - Crosby, Stills and Nash (uncredited)
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Self - The Who (uncredited)
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Self - The Who (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)
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Self - Promoter (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)
Frederick 'Dennis' Greene ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)
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Self - Executive Producer of Woodstock Festival (uncredited)
Alvin Lee ...
Self - Ten Years After (uncredited)
Ric Lee ...
Self - Ten Years After (uncredited)
Rob Leonard ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
Leo Lyons ...
Self - Ten Years After (uncredited)
Jocko Marcellino ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
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Self - Country Joe and the Fish (uncredited)
Barry Melton ...
Self - Country Joe and the Fish (uncredited)
Chip Monck ...
Self - Stage Announcer (uncredited)
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Self - The Who (uncredited)
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Self - Crosby, Stills and Nash (uncredited)
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Self - Member of Crowd (uncredited)
Scott Powell ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
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Self - Santana (uncredited)
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Self - Santana (uncredited)
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Self - Guru providing opening address (uncredited)
Michael Shrieve ...
Self - Santana (uncredited)
'Screamin' Scott' Simon ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)
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Self - Crosby, Stills and Nash (uncredited)
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Self - Sly & the Family Stone (uncredited)
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Self - The Who (uncredited)
Sidney Westerfield ...
Self - Local merchant giving opening speech (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)
Donald 'Donny' York ...
Self - Sha Na Na (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Wadleigh

Produced by

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Dale Bell ... associate producer
Bob Maurice ... producer

Cinematography by

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Malcolm Hart
Don Lenzer ... (photographed by)
Michael Margetts
David Myers ... (photographed by)
Richard Pearce ... (photographed by)
Michael Wadleigh ... (photographed by)
Alfred Wertheimer ... (photographed by) (as Al Wertheimer)

Editing by

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Jere Huggins
Thelma Schoonmaker ... (as T. Schoonmaker)
Martin Scorsese
Michael Wadleigh
Stanley Warnow ... (as Stan Warnow)
Yeu-Bun Yee

Editorial Department

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Phyllis Smith Altenhaus ... assistant editor (as Phyllis Altenhaus)
Robert Alvarez ... assistant editor (as Bob Alvarez)
Ed Carrieti ... assistant editor (as Ed Cariati)
Hubert de La Bouillerie ... additional editing (as Hubert C. de la Bouillerie)
Ted Duffield ... assistant editor
Miriam Eger ... assistant editor
Tina Hirsch ... assistant editor (as Bettina Kugel Hirsch)
Angela Kirby ... assistant editor
Muffie Meyer ... assistant editor
Fred Talmage ... film coordinator: Hollywood
Winston Tucker ... assistant editor
Joel Cox ... stand-by editor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Sonya Polonsky ... production manager
Lewis Teague ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Thelma Schoonmaker ... assistant director (as T. Schoonmaker)
Martin Scorsese ... assistant director

Art Department

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Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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David Behle ... re-recording engineer (directors cut)
John Binder ... sound supervisor: location unit
Douglas Greenfield ... consultant: Dolby (directors cut)
Charles Groesbeck ... documentary sound (as Charles Groesbeek)
Timothy A. Hoggatt ... sonic solution engineer (directors cut) (as Tim Hoggatt)
L.A. Johnson ... documentary sound (as Larry Johnson) / sound supervisor (directors cut) / sound (as Larry Johnson)
Joseph Louw ... documentary sound (as Joe Louw)
Graham Lee Mahin ... dubbing supervisor
David Miranda-Hardy ... re-recording engineer (directors cut) (as David Miranda)
Lee Osborne ... sound engineer
Bruce Perlman ... documentary sound
Charles Pitts ... documentary sound (as Charlie Pitts)
Greg P. Russell ... re-recording mixer (directors cut)
George Groves ... re-recording mixer (uncredited) / sound supervisor (uncredited)
Sergio Reyes ... additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Michael Backauskas ... visual effects editor: Warner Brothers Imaging Technology (uncredited) (directors cut)
Rob House ... digital compositing lead (uncredited) (directors cut)
Adam Howard ... digital effects compositor: rating card explosion sequence (uncredited) (directors cut)
Terrence Masson ... CG supervisor: Warner Brothers Imaging Technology (uncredited) (directors cut)
Jesse Silver ... digital paintbox restoration supervisor: Jimi Hendrix Voodoo sequence (uncredited) (directors cut)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Martin Andrews ... technical supervisor: location
Bruce Byall ... electrician
Richard Chew ... additional photographer
Ted Churchill ... additional photographer
Bob Danneman ... additional photographer
Chuck Levey ... additional photographer
Barry Z Levine ... stills photographer (as Barry Levine)
Ed Lynch ... additional photographer
Fred Underhill ... additional photographer
Stanley Warnow ... additional photographer (as Stan Warnow)
Gervaise Smelser Soeurouge ... camera assistant: Al Wertheimer (uncredited)

Location Management

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John Binder ... location manager

Music Department

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Eric Blackstead ... music advisor / music coordinator
L.A. Johnson ... music recordist (as Larry Johnson)
Eddie Kramer ... location music engineer
Lee Osborne ... location music engineer
Danny Turbeville ... music assistant
Dan Wallin ... music mixer

Additional Crew

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Charles Cirigliano ... production assistant / titles
Ed George ... production assistant
Ken Glazebrook ... production assistant
Hannah Hempstead ... production secretary
Joe Hyams ... studio publicity executive (uncredited)
L.A. Johnson ... assistant to director (as Larry Johnson)
Alice Marks ... production assistant
Anthony Santa Croce ... production assistant (as Anthony Santaeroce)
Al Zayat ... production assistant
Nancy E. Barr ... production assistant (uncredited)
Francis Lee ... trailer/TV commercial director (uncredited)
Elen Orson ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Ken Babbs ... thanks: at Woodstock
Peter Barton ... thanks: at Woodstock
Anne Bell ... thanks: at Woodstock
Ric Berger ... thanks: at Woodstock
Susan Berger ... thanks: at Woodstock
Alex Brooks ... thanks: at Woodstock
Steve Cohen ... thanks: at Woodstock
Gerry Dunn ... thanks: at Woodstock
Jeanne Field ... thanks: at Woodstock
Joyce Fresh ... thanks: at home
Beau Gill ... thanks: at home
Bill Graham ... thanks: at home
Wavy Gravy ... thanks: at Woodstock (as Hugh Romney)
Cathy Hiller ... thanks: at Woodstock
Bill Hilliker ... thanks: at home
Chuck Hirsch ... thanks: at home
Arthur Kornfield ... acknowledgment: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Bethel, N.Y. was presented by (as Arthur Kornfeld)
Maggie Koven ... thanks: at Woodstock
Michael Lang ... acknowledgment: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Bethel, N.Y. was presented by (as Michael Lang - Executive Producer)
Chris Langhart ... thanks: at Woodstock
Thomas Law ... thanks: at Woodstock
Felicity Lynch ... thanks: at Woodstock
Fern McBride ... thanks: at Woodstock
Chip Monck ... thanks: at Woodstock
John Morris ... thanks: at Woodstock
Elen Orson ... thanks: at Woodstock (as Ellen Orson)
Hart Perry ... thanks: at home
John Roberts ... acknowledgment: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Bethel, N.Y. was presented by
Bob Roizman ... thanks: at home
Joel Rosenman ... acknowledgment: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, Bethel, N.Y. was presented by
Valerie Santiago ... thanks: at Woodstock
Van Schley ... thanks: at Woodstock
Marilyn Silverberg ... thanks: at home
Harold Smith ... thanks: at Woodstock
Robert Solomon ... thanks: at Woodstock
Renee Wadleigh ... thanks: at Woodstock
Sidney Westerfield ... thanks: at Woodstock (as Sidney Westerfeld)
Max Yasgur ... thanks: at Woodstock

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000. Written by Dan Hartung

Plot Keywords
Taglines love, peace, music See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Woodstock: 25th Anniversary Edition (United States)
  • Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (United States)
  • Three Days of Woodstock: Love and Peace and Music (Japan, English title)
  • Woodstock: 3 días de paz y música (Spain)
  • Woodstock - Onde Tudo Começou (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 184 min
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Box Office

Budget $600,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The two- and three-panel screen presentations seen throughout much of the movie were innovations born of necessity on the part of its creators and film editor Martin Scorsese. With so much footage shot and the studio's unwillingness to expand the length of the released film's running time, it was decided that a way must be found to maximize the amount of footage that could be used. Because of the wide-screen aspect of the release, it was realized that the multi-panel format could be used most effectively to not only include as much film footage as possible, but to also have concert footage and crowd reaction shots together on the same screen. The filmmakers believed it was important to show the viewing public just what a monumental event the Woodstock festival had unintentionally become. This method also allowed them to show many behind-the-scene activities that reflected all the hard work put in by the production staff and crew, another important detail that the concert's producers thought was very important for the public to see as they always had contended that without the efforts of the entire production staff, this event easily could have degenerated into a disaster. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Kids Are Alright (1979). See more »
Soundtracks Woodstock See more »
Crazy Credits After the closing credits of the Director's Cut, Crosby Stills & Nash are heard singing "Cost of Freedom". The visuals are of a still shot of the crowd at Woodstock, fading into a long list of names of various people, including performers who were at Woodstock, who since have died. The list of names ends with the following: Peace Music Ecology Liberty Community Democracy Alternatives Knowledge Altruism This is then followed by: Woodstock Generation 19**-20** R.I.P. it up Tear it up have a Ball See more »
Quotes Interviewer: What do you think about the kids?
Police Officer: From what I've heard from the outside sources for many years I was very, very much surprised and I'm very happy to say we think the people of this country should be proud of these kids, not withstanding the way they dress or the way they wear their hair, that's their own personal business; but their, their inner workings, their inner selves, their, their self-demeanour cannot be questioned; they can't be questioned as good American citizens.
Interviewer: That's kind of surprising coming from a cop.
Police Officer: [smiling] I'm not a cop, I'm the Chief of Police.
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