Festival

Festival

Newport is an oasis of beautiful music - and beautiful people ... who take the high road to

5.7 /10 11 votes
October 23, 1967 1h 37m Released

Storyline

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, who's acoustic and electric. Son House and Mike Bloomfield talk about the blues; John Hurt, Howlin' Wolf, and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee show its range. The Osborne Brothers perform bluegrass. Donovan, Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Mimi and Dick Farina, and others less well known also perform. Several talk musical philosophy, and there's a running commentary about the nature and appeal of folk music. The crowd looks clean cut.

Key Information

Director Murray Lerner
Writers Murray Lerner
Studio Patchke Productions
Rating 5.7/10
Language EN

Photos

Cast & Crew

Horton Barker

Self

Fiddler Beers

Self

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

Self

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Self

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Self

Howlin' Wolf

Howlin' Wolf

Self

Donovan

Donovan

Self

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

Self

Judy Collins

Judy Collins

Self

Mike Bloomfield

Self

Son House

Self

Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGhee

Self

Frequently Asked Questions

Festival was released on October 23, 1967.

The runtime of Festival is 1h 37m.

Festival is a Documentary, Music movie.

Festival has a rating of 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.

Festival is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Festival was directed by Murray Lerner.

The main cast of Festival includes Horton Barker, Fiddler Beers, Theodore Bikel.

Festival is originally in English.