Woodstock (1970)

7.6/10 224 min Documentary Music

Overview

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.

Cast

Richie Havens

Self

Joan Baez

Self

Roger Daltrey

Self - The Who

John Entwistle

Self - The Who

Keith Moon

Self - The Who

Pete Townshend

Self - The Who

Joe Cocker

Self

Country Joe McDonald

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

Barry Melton

Self - Country Joe and the Fish

Arlo Guthrie

Self

David Crosby

Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Stephen Stills

Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Graham Nash

Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Neil Young

Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Alvin Lee

Self - Ten Years After

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