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Festival express

Title
Festival express / a Thinkfilm release ; Gavin Poolman and John Trapman present a film by Bob Smeaton ; producers, Gavin Poolman, John Trapman ; director, Bob Smeaton.
Publication
[United States] : New Line Home Entertainment, [2004], ©1970.

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Additional Authors
  • Poolman, Gavin.
  • Trapman, John.
  • Smeaton, Bob.
  • Biziou, Peter.
  • Power, Eammon.
  • Joplin, Janis.
  • Band (Musical group)
  • Delaney & Bonnie.
  • Flying Burrito Bros.
  • Grateful Dead (Musical group)
  • Buddy Guy Blues Band.
  • Ian & Sylvia.
  • Great Speckled Bird (Musical group)
  • Mashmakhan (Musical group)
  • Sha Na Na (Musical group)
  • New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (89 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
In 1970, such names as Janis Joplin, The Band, and The Grateful Dead traveled by a customized train for five days to Toronto, Calgary, and Winnipeg for a mega-concert at each stop. This experience was filmed and some footage was locked away, until now.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Rock films.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Note
  • Title from disc surface.
  • Special features include over 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage including Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, the Band, and more ; extended interviews with Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, Ken Walker, Phil Lesh and more ; The making of "Festival express" ; photo gallery ; theatrical trailer.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Peter Biziou ; editor, Eammon Power.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: R; for some language.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language (note)
  • In English with English and Spanish subtitles, closed-captioned.
Contents
Special features: Disc 1. Feature film presented in widescreen -- Off the tracks (never-before-seen footage) -- Train hopping (uninterupted music tracks). Disc 2. Chugging along (extended interviews with Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, Ken Walker, Phil Lesh and more) -- Derailed (The making of "Festival Express") -- Trainspotting (photo gallery) -- Last stop (theatrical trailer) -- Language: English 5.1 surround sound ; English stereo surround sound -- Subtitles: English, Spanish.
ISBN
  • 0780649230
  • 9780780649231
LCCN
794043757327
OCLC
  • ocm56909066
  • 56909066
  • SCSB-5493404
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries