Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

7.3

1968-12-26

Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.

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Monterey Pop

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Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.

Released

1968-12-26

Runtime

80

Director

D. A. Pennebaker

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Documentary

Language

English

Production

John Phillips-Lou Adler

Leacock-Pennebaker

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    Scott McKenzie

    Scott McKenzie
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    Denny Doherty

    Denny Doherty
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    Cass Elliot

    Cass Elliot
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    John Phillips

    John Phillips
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    Michelle Phillips

    Michelle Phillips
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    Frank Cook

    Frank Cook
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    Bob Hite

    Bob Hite
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    Larry Taylor

    Larry Taylor
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    Henry Vestine

    Henry Vestine
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    Paul Simon

    Paul Simon
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    Art Garfunkel

    Art Garfunkel
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    Hugh Masekela

    Hugh Masekela
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    Marty Balin

    Marty Balin
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    Jack Casady

    Jack Casady
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    Spencer Dryden

    Spencer Dryden
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    Paul Kantner

    Paul Kantner
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    Jorma Kaukonen

    Jorma Kaukonen
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    Grace Slick

    Grace Slick
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    Peter Albin

    Peter Albin
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    Sam Andrew

    Sam Andrew
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    Dave Getz

    Dave Getz
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    James Gurley

    James Gurley
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    Janis Joplin

    Janis Joplin
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    Eric Burdon

    Eric Burdon
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    Vic Briggs

    Vic Briggs
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    Barry Jenkins

    Barry Jenkins
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    Danny McCulloch

    Danny McCulloch
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    John Weider

    John Weider
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    Roger Daltrey

    Roger Daltrey
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    John Entwistle

    John Entwistle
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    Keith Moon

    Keith Moon
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    Pete Townshend

    Pete Townshend
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    Bruce Barthol

    Bruce Barthol
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    David Cohen

    David Cohen
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    Chicken Hirsh

    Chicken Hirsh
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    Country Joe McDonald

    Country Joe McDonald
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    Barry Melton

    Barry Melton
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    Otis Redding

    Otis Redding
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    Jimi Hendrix

    Jimi Hendrix
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    Ravi Shankar

    Ravi Shankar
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    Kamala Chakravarty

    Kamala Chakravarty
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    Steve Cropper

    Steve Cropper
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    David Crosby

    David Crosby
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    Micky Dolenz

    Micky Dolenz
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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn

    Donald 'Duck' Dunn
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    Al Jackson Jr.

    Al Jackson Jr.
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    Brian Jones

    Brian Jones
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    Mitch Mitchell

    Mitch Mitchell
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    Laura Nyro

    Laura Nyro
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    Alla Rakha

    Alla Rakha
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    Noel Redding

    Noel Redding
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    Johnny Rivers

    Johnny Rivers
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    Tom Smothers

    Tom Smothers
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    Carol Wayne

    Carol Wayne
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    Booker T. Jones

    Booker T. Jones
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    Gypsy Boots

    Gypsy Boots
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    Nico

    Nico