David Maysles, Albert Maysles, and Charlotte Zwerin

Gimme Shelter

Called the greatest rock film ever made, this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour. When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco’s Altamont Speedway, Direct Cinema pioneers David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin were there to immortalize on film the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment.

United States
1970
91 minutes
1.33:1
English
Spine #99

Special Features

New high-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth-anniversary version, with exclusive Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound mixes on the DVD edition, and DTS-HD Master Audio surround and stereo mixes on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary featuring directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and “Prodigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing “Little Queenie"
Audio excerpts from KSAN Radio’s Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek
Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
Original and rerelease theatrical trailers, plus trailers for Maysles Films' classics Grey Gardens and Salesman on the DVD edition
Filmographies for Maysles Films and Charlotte Zwerin (DVD only)
Restoration demonstration (DVD only)
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music writer Stanley Booth, and, for the Blu-ray edition, essays by Jagger’s former assistant Georgia Bergman, music writer Michael Lydon, and film critic Godfrey Cheshire
New cover by Frank Kozik

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Special Features

New high-definition digital transfer of the uncensored thirtieth-anniversary version, with exclusive Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound mixes on the DVD edition, and DTS-HD Master Audio surround and stereo mixes on the Blu-ray edition
Audio commentary featuring directors Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin and collaborator Stanley Goldstein
Performances by the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden in 1969, including "Oh Carol" and “Prodigal Son," plus backstage outtakes and footage of the band mixing “Little Queenie"
Audio excerpts from KSAN Radio’s Altamont wrap-up, recorded December 7, 1969, with introductions by then DJ Stefan Ponek
Altamont stills gallery, featuring the work of renowned photographers Bill Owens and Beth Sunflower
Original and rerelease theatrical trailers, plus trailers for Maysles Films' classics Grey Gardens and Salesman on the DVD edition
Filmographies for Maysles Films and Charlotte Zwerin (DVD only)
Restoration demonstration (DVD only)
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
PLUS: Essays by film critic Amy Taubin and music writer Stanley Booth, and, for the Blu-ray edition, essays by Jagger’s former assistant Georgia Bergman, music writer Michael Lydon, and film critic Godfrey Cheshire
New cover by Frank Kozik