It started as a concert. It became a celebration. On Thanksgiving Day in 1976, the legendary rock group The Band (Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel) took the stage for the very last time at the Winterland Theatre in San Francisco, joined by musical contemporaries Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Emmylou Harris, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Ronnie Hawkins, The Staples, Ron Wood, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Stephen Stills, among others. With an intricate 300-page shooting script, director Martin Scorsese, director of photography Michael Chapman, and a team of seven cameramen (including legends Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács) shot the landmark live concert in 35mm.
Reviews
"There are few concert movies that were filmed were such abiding feeling and respect. It's of a potent vintage that goes down deceptively smoother with age." – The New York Times
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