The Last Waltz

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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: Audio commentary with Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese; audio commentary with musicians from the film; rare, unseen footage and memorabilia; "Revisiting 'The last waltz'" with Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese.
The Band: Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson ; featuring Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, The Staples, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Hawkins, Ringo Starr, Ron Wood.
The Band, one of rock's superstar groups, decided to call it quits after sixteen grueling years on the road. The group held this farewell concert on Thanksgiving Day, 1976, at San Francisco's Winterland, the site of their first performance.
DVD, Dolby digital, widescreen, aspect ratio: 1.85:1.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

top music documentary submitted by unknown on December 17, 2008, 12:32pm The Last Waltz exposed me to music that I was not familiar with. Seeing Dr. John and Muddy Waters led me in new directions in music appreciation. I saw The Last Waltz at the State Theater, when it was big and run down, at the midnight show. There was bottles rolled to the front and a contact high. Martin Scorsese did a great job with this film and the special features show how it was done. The Band toured for many years and this was to be the last concert at the Winterland, San Francisco where it all started. There is interviews and wonderful performances- concert and studio. The band plays alone and backs people such as Van Morrison, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Joanie Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Ronnie (The Hawk) Hawkins. Great musicians such as Ronnie Wood, Ringo Starr and Paul Butterfield add to the mix. The only music documentary that I like as well is "Bob Dylan, The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" which, unfortunately, is still available only in VHS. Martin Scorsese has directed many music documentaries, check them out at the AADL. He has a wonderful feel for music and musicians.

The Band’s sound submitted by ccrose on August 18, 2019, 12:29am I love this documentary of a one time performance of The Band and friends which really was the band’s ‘last waltz’. It was like a kind hearted farewell to the entity called The Band. The group reached a decision that they’d had enough of performing and particularly the grind of being on the road.
That urge to quit often comes from families which may have begun to add children and wives who were ready for their husbands to cut out the fooling around life of popular bands.
I remember being disappointed that no more great songs would be written . Their stories often had that feel of southern little children who had been listening under the dining table when they were kids because they knew the poignancy
Of how to sing loneliness or love. Gosh I still miss those guys.

The best concert film. submitted by AGAPHD on June 21, 2020, 12:03pm LOVE this film. An amazing collection of guests join The Band in their farewell show. The next best thing to being there.

Music history submitted by brooksza on August 15, 2022, 3:27pm This was so fun to watch. I wish I knew more music history to identify artists and songs featured a little easier. But I really liked how the concert was filmed and intercut between songs with interviews. Good credits song. Van Morrison's song maybe the highlight for me but I don't think there was a bad song performance.