Festival Express
2003 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · 91% critics
This documentary follows a cross-Canada train tour in 1970 where major rock acts travel together for several days, jamming, partying, and reflecting on the moment. Along the route, the trip stops in big cities for live festival performances, mixing concert highlights with candid behind-the-scenes footage and later interviews.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-09-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (26 votes)
About
If you enjoy immersive music-history rides packed with live sets and backstage hangouts, this is a great pick, especially for fans of Long Strange Trip; Not for you if you want a tightly structured, story-first documentary.
Pros: electrifying live performances; candid train moments; fascinating interviews | Cons: missing some acts; uneven focus on story; heavy partying content
Themes
- canada
- rock concert
Cast & crew
Rick Danko
as Self - The Band
Levon Helm
as Self - The Band
Garth Hudson
as Self - The Band
Richard Manuel
as Self - The Band
Robbie Robertson
as Self - The Band
Janis Joplin
as Self
- JB
Jon Bauman
as Self
- RB
Richard Bell
as Self
Jerry Garcia
as Self
- DB
Delaney Bramlett
as Self
Directed by Bob Smeaton, Frank Cvitanovich