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Considered by some as the greatest rock documentary, the Maysles brothers' Gimme Shelter follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969...
Considered by some as the greatest rock documentary, the Maysles brothers' Gimme Shelter follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 tour of America. Culminates with a nail in the coffin of the 1960s, when 300,000 hippies collided tragically with a few dozen Hells Angels - hired by the Stones as concert security - at San Francisco’s Altamont Speedway.
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94 %31 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
91 %6,441 reviewsAudience score rating
"Contrary to the popular image, lead singer Mick Jagger emerges in off-stage footage as a withdrawn, almost catatonic individual..."
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Variety
Variety"A reminder that the '60s were not entirely about love, peace and limp liberalism."
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Time Out
Time Out"Not a concert film, like Woodstock. It is more like an end-of-the-world film, and I found it very depressing."
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The New York Times
The New York TimesGimme Shelter (1970) | Details
- Runtime
- 91
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- USA
