An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

Woodstock (1970)

3 days of peace, music...and love.

★ 7.6/10 March 26, 1970 224 min

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Director: Michael Wadleigh  ·  Writer: Michael Wadleigh

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

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Director

Michael Wadleigh

Cast

Richie Havens Self Joan Baez Self Roger Daltrey Self - The Who John Entwistle Self - The Who Keith Moon Self - The Who Pete Townshend Self - The Who Joe Cocker Self Country Joe McDonald Self - Country Joe and the Fish Barry Melton Self - Country Joe and the Fish Greg Dewey Self - Country Joe and the Fish Mark Kapner Self - Country Joe and the Fish Doug Metzner Self - Country Joe and the Fish