Product Details

• Actors: Bob Dylan
• Directors: n, a
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English (Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sexy Intellectual
• DVD Release Date: September 25, 2012
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B008HFS4XU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,906 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This is the story of Bob Dylan and The Band, the legendary amateur recordings that they made together in Woodstock, their re-invention of American music and their continued relationship during the late 1960s and 1970s. Featuring the first interview with Garth Hudson in over a decade, together with contributions from Band producer John Simon; 66 tour drummer Mickey Jones; Hawks mentor Ronnie Hawkins and many more, plus rare footage, archive interviews and the music that changed the world. This is the finest program on Dylan and The Band s respective and communal careers yet to emerge.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Dylan Documentary yet September 19, 2012

By Rhetta Akamatsu

I've been a Dylan fan since 1965, and I love The Band as well, so I feel qualified to say that this is the best Dylan documentary I've seen yet.

Today, it is hard to remember what a divide there was between folk, country and pop music in the early 60's. Many fans felt betrayed when Dylan went electric. They thought he had sold out.

The Band were there for those often traumatic days, which ultimately changed the music forever. The documentary uses rare footage and recordings, along with commetary from rock journalist Robert Christgau, producer John Simon, and musicians Garth Hudson, Mickey Jones, and Charlie McCoy to offer valuable insights into what was undoubtedly one of the most prolific collaborations in modern music history, which broke down the barriers between country, folk, blues and rock music.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Wish there was more, but it was okay November 7, 2012

By R. Castle

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This was fun, but there's not much new here. Maybe, as a self-professed Dylanoligist, I might have been expecting too much. Still, I watched it and enjoyed it, but won't revisit it. The one new piece of information was the interview with the drummer who was kept on salary for the year that Dylan licked his wounds after his "motorcycle mishap." I've never thought of Dylan as being generous or even fair minded in this way, despite the ethical quality of his songs from day one. If you're new to this period of Dylan that follows his great trilogy of mid-sixties albums, you will find the DVD fascinating. If you've read some bios or know the bootleg Basement Tapes, you'll still have a pleasant couple of hours remembering how this artist's instincts moved in a startling new direction.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Documentary October 17, 2012

By K. Gledhill

I'm a big fan of Dylan and The Band so I'm incredibly biased but I thought this documentary was extremely well done for being "unauthorized" so to speak. I've seen just about every documentary out there on the Band and I thought that this did a great job at summarizing their relationship with Dylan as well as providing a background of Levon and the Hawks as well as putting the 1966 Dylan tour into context. Lots of footage I hadn't seen especially of the 1966 tour (clips of Eat the Document). The contributors they had were pretty much as good as it gets: Band and Dylan biographers as well as Mickey Jones, John Simon (producer of Big Pink and The Band), and the soft-spoken genius Garth Hudson. The film also plays samples of songs that I hadn't heard before and you can only find on the Genuine Basement Tapes bootleg. Only complaint was sometimes the interview dialogue was a little hard to hear during segments that had background music playing. Also wish they covered Dylan's appearance at the Rock of Ages concerts, but now I'm just nitpicking.