Monterey Pop

IMDb link: 0064689
IMDb rating: 7.9 (5,418 votes)
Genres: Music, History, Documentary
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Cast: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, Scott McKenzie and others

Release date: 23 Apr 1969
Release year: 1968
Runtime: 78 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: concert film, music festival, pop music, monterey pop festival, national film registry, counterculture, smashing guitar, rock music, monterey california, outdoor concert

Plot:

Legendary California music festival (pre-Woodstock) that launched the state-side careers of several performers, most notably Jimi Hendrix. Check out Mama Cass being absolutely blown away while watching Joplin sing. Here there be REAL acid rock.

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