Gimme Shelter (#99)
Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Franciscoās Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinema pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth-anniversary version, with DTS-HD Master Audio surround and stereo mixes
- Audio commentary featuring directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
- Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and āProdigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing āLittle Queenie"
- Audio excerpts from KSAN Radioās Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek
- Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music writer Stanley Booth, and, for the Blu-ray edition, essays by Jaggerās former assistant Georgia Bergman, music writer Michael Lydon, and film critic Godfrey Cheshire
New cover by Frank Kozik
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Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Franciscoās Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinema pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New high-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth-anniversary version, with DTS-HD Master Audio surround and stereo mixes
- Audio commentary featuring directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
- Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and āProdigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing āLittle Queenie"
- Audio excerpts from KSAN Radioās Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek
- Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music writer Stanley Booth, and, for the Blu-ray edition, essays by Jaggerās former assistant Georgia Bergman, music writer Michael Lydon, and film critic Godfrey Cheshire
New cover by Frank Kozik
