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 transfer, 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 never-before-seen cut of “Tangled Up in Blue”
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist Dana Spiotta and 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 transfer, 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 never-before-seen cut of “Tangled Up in Blue”
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by novelist Dana Spiotta and 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 Gianopulous
- 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
Credits
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Editor
- David Tedeschi
- Coeditor
- Damian Rodriguez
- Producer
- Jeff Rosen
- Producer
- Margaret Bodde
- Director of photography
- Ellen Kuras
Trailer for Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
