Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
In 1975, in an America defined by both the self-mythologizing pomp of the upcoming bicentennial and ongoing sociopolitical turmoil, Bob Dylan and a band of troubadours—including luminaries such as Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and Joni Mitchell—embarked on a now-legendary tour known as the Rolling Thunder Revue, a freewheeling variety show that was part traveling counterculture carnival, part spiritual pilgrimage. Director Martin Scorsese blends behind-the-scenes archival footage, interviews, and narrative mischief, with a magician’s sleight of hand, into a zeitgeist-defining cultural record that is as much a concert “documentary” as it is a slippery, chimerical investigation into memory, time, truth, and illusion. At the center of it all is the magnetic Dylan, a sphinxlike philosopher-poet singing, with electrifying conviction, to the soul of an anxious nation.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital master, approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interviews with Scorsese, editor David Tedeschi, and writer Larry “Ratso” Sloman
- Restored footage of never-before-seen Rolling Thunder Revue performances of “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You” and “Romance in Durango,” and of a new, extended cut of “Tangled Up in Blue”
- Restoration demonstration
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: A new essay by novelist Dana Spiotta and, for the Blu-ray edition, writing from the Rolling Thunder Revue tour by author Sam Shepard and poets Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman
New cover by F. Ron Miller
Special Features
- New 4K digital master, approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New interviews with Scorsese, editor David Tedeschi, and writer Larry “Ratso” Sloman
- Restored footage of never-before-seen Rolling Thunder Revue performances of “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You” and “Romance in Durango,” and of a new, extended cut of “Tangled Up in Blue”
- Restoration demonstration
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- English descriptive audio
- PLUS: A new essay by novelist Dana Spiotta and, for the Blu-ray edition, writing from the Rolling Thunder Revue tour by author Sam Shepard and poets Allen Ginsberg and Anne Waldman
New cover by F. Ron Miller
Cast
- Bob Dylan
- Himself
- Allen Ginsberg
- The Oracle of Delphi
- Patti Smith
- The Punk Poet
- Martin von Haselberg
- The Filmmaker
- Scarlet Rivera
- The Queen of Swords
- Joan Baez
- The Balladeer
- Roger McGuinn
- The Minstrel
- Larry “Ratso” Sloman
- The Rolling Stone Reporter
- Jim Gianopulos
- The Promoter
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
- The Sailor
- Sam Shepard
- The Writer
- David Mansfield
- The Innocent
- Sharon Stone
- The Beauty Queen
- Ronnie Hawkins
- The Shitkicker
- Anne Waldman
- The Word Worker
- Ronee Blakley
- The Ingenue
- Joni Mitchell
- The Artist
- Chief Rolling Thunder
- The Medicine Man
- Chief Mad Bear
- The Chief
- Peter La Farge
- The Cowboy Indian
- Michael Murphy
- The Politician
- Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
- The Boxer
- Bob Neuwirth
- Guitar and vocals
- Mick Ronson
- Guitar
- T Bone Burnett
- Guitar
- Steven Soles
- Guitar and vocals
- David Mansfield
- Pedal steel guitar and mandolin
- Rob Stoner
- Bass and vocals
- Scarlet Rivera
- Violin
- Howie Wyeth
- Drums
- Luther Rix
- Drums and percussion
- Ronee Blakley
- Vocals
- Mike Porco
- Jacques Levy
- Walter Yetnikoff
- David Blue
- Claudia Levy
- Roberta Flack
- "Mama" Maria Frasca
- Barry Imhoff
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Bette Midler
- Lizette Kocur
- Dick Asher
- Louie Kemp
- Larry Kegan
- Denise Mercedes
- Jeff Raven
- Don DeVito
- Eric Andersen
- Tom Bell
- Rosie Smith
- Jack Baran
- Irwin Segelstein
- Arlen Roth
- Peter Orlovsky
- George Moran
Credits
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Theatrical director (1975 Rolling Thunder Revue)
- Jacques Levy
- Cinematographers (1975 Rolling Thunder Revue)
- David Myers
- Howard Alk
- Paul Goldsmith
- Michael Levine
- Tour photography
- Ken Regan
- Edited by
- David Tedeschi
- Coeditor
- Damian Rodriguez
- Produced by
- Jeff Rosen
- Margaret Bodde
- Executive producers
- Rick Yorn
- David Tedeschi
- Director of photography (interviews)
- Ellen Kuras
- Additional camera (interviews)
- Wolfgang Held
- Lisa Rinzler
- Paul Ryan
- Line producers
- Lauren Belfer
- April Hayes
- Post production supervisor
- Francis Power
- Casting
- Ellen Lewis
- Sound recordists (1975 Rolling Thunder Revue)
- L.A. Johnson
- Petur Hliddal
- Gary C. Bourgeois
Trailer for Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
