The Grateful Dead Movie
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The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a film that captures performances from the Grateful Dead's October 1974 five-night stand at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. This end-of-tour run also marked the beginning of an extended hiatus for the band, with no shows planned for 1975. The movie also faithfully portrays the burgeoning Deadhead scene. The film features the "Wall of Sound" technique that the Dead used for all of 1974.
The movie is currently available as a double disc DVD set. The first disc is the original release of the movie. The second disc contains bonus songs that have been remastered, including a rare performance of "Sugaree", as well as the interviews with the surviving band members and people closely associated with the Grateful Dead.
[edit] Principal Cast
- Betty Cantor
- Jerry Garcia
- Bill Graham
- Phil Lesh
- Bob Weir
- John Perry Barlow
- Bill Kreutzmann
