The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
2010 · Movie · Not Rated · 85 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-10-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (10 votes)
Themes
- recording studio
- rock music
- music documentary
- rock musicians
- bruce springsteen
- making of an album
Cast & crew
Bruce Springsteen
as Self
- MA
Mike Appel
as Self - Manager 1972-1977
Roy Bittan
as Self - The E street band
Clarence Clemons
as Self - The E street band
- OD
Obie Dziedzic
as Self (archive footage)
Danny Federici
as Self - The E street band
Jimmy Iovine
as Self - Recording engineer
Nils Lofgren
as Self - The E street band
- TP
Thom Panunzio
as Self - Recording engineer
- CP
Chuck Plotkin
as Self - Mixer
Directed by Thom Zimny