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 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 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
