Movies by Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan: Revealed (2011)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Jerry Wexler, Mickey Jones …
Directed by: Joel Gilbert
To trumpet the ever-evolving rock icon's 70th birthday, this career-spanning documentary assembles unseen footage and insights from key players -- from Jerry Wexler to Mickey Jones to…
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Bob Dylan: Gotta Do My Time (2011)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Master songwriter and cultural icon Bob Dylan confounded his fans -- though not for the first or last time -- when he embraced Christianity in his music and personal life. This documentary…
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Bob Dylan: Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey (2009)
Cast: Winston Watson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen …
Directed by: Joel Gilbert
Drummer Winston Watson shares his video diary chronicling five years onstage and off with rock legend Bob Dylan. The daily "entries" provide an intimate look at their lives on the road and…
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Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (2009)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Derek Barker, CP Lee …
Friends, colleagues and scholars reflect on the life of music icon Bob Dylan, whose early years are chronicled here -- from a Minnesota upbringing and a brief college stint to New York's…
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009)
Cast: Joan Baez, David Crosby, Bob Dylan …
Directed by: Mary Wharton
Celebrating the life and career of folk legend and activist Joan Baez, this documentary features a wealth of archival footage, recent performances and interviews with David Crosby, Jesse…
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Bob Dylan: Weary Blues for Waitin' (2009)
This insightful documentary is must-see viewing for Bob Dylan fans or anyone interested in the history of American music during the vital period of 1966 through 1978. Archival footage and…
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Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan (2008)
Cast: Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger …
Just as Bob Dylan has inspired four decades of musicians, so too was his own musical style influenced by those who came before him. This documentary profiles the folk performers who had the…
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Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born Again (2008)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Bill Dwyer, Jerry Wexler …
Directed by: Joel Gilbert
In 1978, Bob Dylan embarked on a spiritual journey that resulted in three gospel albums. This documentary explores these "Jesus Years" through frank interviews and concert footage, revealing…
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Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan (2008)
Cast: Donovan, Bob Dylan, Jeff Beck …
This program examines the storied career of folk-pop superstar Donovan, featuring archival footage, rare television and film appearances, and concert clips of the singer performing his best…
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Johnny Cash's America (2008)
Cast: Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Al Gore …
Directed by: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
This A&E Biography program from renowned filmmakers Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon provides a fascinating look at Johnny Cash, offering interviews with people close to the complex and…
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen …
Directed by: Jim Brown
Filmmaker Jim Brown blends archival footage, interviews and home movies to paint an affectionate portrait of pioneering folk singer and political activist Pete Seeger, best known for the…
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65 Revisited (2007)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Bob Neuwirth …
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker
Recorded during Bob Dylan's tour of England in 1965, this documentary from director D.A. Pennebaker captures the legendary artist in his prime -- both on- and offstage. Edited from…
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The Bob Dylan Phenomenon (2007)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Fueled by archival performance footage, critical commentary and interviews, this career retrospective analyzes the timeless influence of Bob Dylan's songwriting and charts his growth as…
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Bob Dylan: 1966-1978: After the Crash (2006)
Cast: Bob Dylan
This documentary covers the so-called middle period of iconic musician Bob Dylan's career. Starting with his near-fatal 1966 motorcycle accident, the film follows his musical and…
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Bob Dylan: Modern Times (2006)
Cast: Bob Dylan
A companion to Bob Dylan's album "Modern Times" -- the third part in a trilogy that includes "Time Out of Mind" and "Love and Theft" -- this DVD features four videos from the American…
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Willie Nelson & Guests: Rock the Night Away (2006)
Cast: Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, Jerry Lee Lewis …
Titans of American music and some of today's brightest stars join the legendary Willie Nelson to crank out many of his classic originals -- plus a host of other staples from rock to…
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50 Watt Fuse (2006)
Cast: Rosanne Cash, Charlie Sexton, Rodney Crowell …
Most people know G.E. Smith as the guitarist who fronted the house band on "Saturday Night Live," but many fellow musicians know him as one of the greatest sidemen playing today. This profile…
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Bob Dylan: Changing Tracks (2006)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Widely regarded as American music pioneer Bob Dylan's greatest album, "Blood on the Tracks" is also considered among his most intimate recordings, a deeply emotional work inspired by the…
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Biography: Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour (2005)
Cast: Bob Dylan
A&E's "Biography" program chronicles iconic singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's life from his youth as a guitar player who emulated Woody Guthrie to the writing of his classic songs and…
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The Carter Family: Will the Circle be Unbroken: American Experience (2005)
Cast: Robert Duvall, Marty Stuart, Gillian Welch …
Directed by: Kathy Conkwright
Decades ago, The Carter Family changed the face of folk music and lifted the spirit of the nation by singing tunes that gave voice to the struggles of everyday Americans during the soul-weary…
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One Bright Shining Moment (2005)
Cast: George McGovern, Warren Beatty, Gore Vidal …
Directed by: Stephen Vittoria
Retracing presidential candidate George McGovern's unsuccessful run for office in 1972 -- despite his well-respected intellect and decency -- this political documentary interviews…
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Festival! (2005)
Cast: Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan …
This compilation of footage spread across four Newport Folk Festivals captures an art form in transition, with music from artists as diverse as Donovan, Johnny Cash and the Georgia Island Sea Singers.
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The Archive: Vol. 1: Folk Rock (2005)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Len Chandler
This stunning array of news footage and folk music performances from the early 1950s onward demonstrates how the musical genre has evolved and how world events and social reform played a…
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Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan (2005)
Cast: Aaron Neville, Bob Dylan, Helen Baylor …
The cameras were rolling when gospel greats Shirley Caesar, Dottie Peoples, Aaron Neville and more gathered to record the Grammy-nominated album "Gotta Serve Somebody," a collection of Bob…
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Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged (2004)
Cast: Bob Dylan
American rock legend Bob Dylan -- he of the unmistakable gravelly voice -- is at his best in this historic 1995 performance in an intimate, informal setting that highlights the emotion in his…
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Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004)
Cast: Yolanda Adams, Ashanti, Patti Austin …
Some of the world's best jazz, R & B, hip-hop, rap, gospel and Latin musicians perform classic and modern songs in this 2004 benefit show celebrating the 70th year of Harlem's famed…
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Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 (2004)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Musical sage Bob Dylan's singing and songwriting talents became the soundtrack to a generation's political and personal battles. Larger than life but steeped in mystery, he stood…
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Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 (2004)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Beatles, Mickey Jones …
Directed by: Joel Gilbert, Barry Feinstein
Rock photographer Feinstein (who toured with Bob Dylan and The Band from 1966-74) and documentarian Joel Gilbert chronicle Dylan's legendary world tours via more than 150 of…
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Masked & Anonymous (2003)
Cast: Bob Dylan, John Goodman, Jessica Lange …
Directed by: Larry Charles
Amid a decaying society in the future, troubadour Jack Fate (Bob Dylan) is busted out of prison by his former manager (John Goodman) so he can perform one last concert that may rekindle his…
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Bob Dylan: World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2002)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Directed by: Mickey Jones, Joel Gilbert
Before he became a presence on TV and in the movies, actor Mickey Jones used to wield a mighty pair of drumsticks. His renown as a musician eventually led to a gig with the revered rocker…
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Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music (2000)
Cast: Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Carl Perkins …
Much of this never-before-seen footage from the 1960s plays like a home movie, with rare glimpses of the Man in Black, both onstage and off. But whether he's among fans, friends or…
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Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert: The Crossroads Benefit (1999)
Cast: Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan …
Directed by: Joel Gallen
When Eric Clapton staged a concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit his drug and alcohol rehab center in Antigua, British West Indies, a formidable array of musical talent joined him:…
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A Tribute to Johnny Cash (1999)
Cast: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan …
The Man in Black is the man of the hour in this star-studded tribute concert to Johnny Cash, filmed at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in 1999. Willie Nelson, U2, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow…
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Ed Sullivan: Rock 'n' Roll Revolution (1995)
Cast: Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Beatles …
Ed Sullivan's "really big shoooo" was renowned for its capacity to propel countless bands to fame and fortune, including many that later entered the pantheon of rock 'n' roll…
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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)
Cast: Joan Baez, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg …
Directed by: Jerry Aronson
Allen Ginsberg, the founding father of beat poetry, attacked authoritarianism through his poems and political activism. This documentary chronicles Ginsberg's life from his childhood…
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The Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (1991)
Cast: Tommy Makem, Bob Dylan
This hourlong documentary charts the storied career of Clancy brothers Tom, Pat and Liam, who, along with their friend Tommy Makem, formed a musical quartet that ignited renewed interest in…
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A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988)
Cast: Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris …
Directed by: Jim Brown
Narrated by Robbie Robertson, this documentary chronicles the lives of folk musicians Woody Guthrie and Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly). By pairing vintage footage from the folkies'…
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Bob Dylan with Tom Petty: Hard to Handle (1986)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Tom Petty …
Filmed live in Australia, this 1986 concert performance features Bob Dylan, accompanied by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and includes a very memorable vocal duet of Dylan's…
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
Cast: Jane Fonda, Michael Jackson, Dan Aykroyd …
Directed by: Tom Trbovich
Music history was made in January 1985 when some of the recording industry's biggest names gathered to create the single "We Are the World" to raise awareness of the hunger epidemic in…
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The Last Waltz (1978)
Cast: The Band, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Director Martin Scorcese captures the legendary final concert by The Band, staged at San Francisco's Winterland arena on Thanksgiving Day 1976. Along with revealing interviews, the…
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Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder & the Gospel Years: 1975-1981 (1975)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Via insider commentary, exclusive photos, concert clips and TV footage from 1975-81, this unauthorized documentary explores a fascinating period of change in Bob Dylan's career,…
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Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
Cast: Emilio Fernandez, James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson …
Directed by: Sam Peckinpah
Charged with the task of wiping the Old West clean and making way for a new one, reluctant Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) must betray his former cronies -- among them, Billy the Kid (Kris…
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The Concert for Bangladesh (1972)
Cast: Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton …
Organized by Beatles guitarist George Harrison to raise funds for UNICEF's relief efforts for victims of war in Bangladesh, this landmark concert features an all-star lineup of talent,…
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Earl Scruggs: The Bluegrass Legend: Family & Friends (1972)
Cast: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Earl Scruggs …
A documentary that originally aired on PBS in 1972, this video chronicles the talent and mastery of bluegrass and banjo legend Earl Scruggs. Known for his three-finger picking and unique…
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Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (1967)
Cast: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan …
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker
In 1965, just months before Bob Dylan's controversial sound-switch from folk to electric guitar, D.A. Pennebaker documented the musician's British concert tour. The result is one of…
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Bob Dylan: Dylan Speaks: The 1965 Press Conference in San Francisco (1965)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Experience a moment of musical history with singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 1965 San Francisco press conference, the only one from the era caught on film. Dylan had caused controversy by…
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Bob Dylan: The Other Side of the Mirror: Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 (1963)
Cast: Bob Dylan
Witness to one of the most historic moments in rock 'n' roll, the 1963 Newport Folk Festival will always be known as the concert where folk giant Bob Dylan went electric, sparking a…