Synopsis
This documentary film is mostly about the New York Pop Festival, which began on July 17, 1970 at Randall's Island, NY, and lasted for three days
Movie Information
- Director
- Bert Tenzer
- Release Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genre
- Music, Documentary, Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Mel Winkler
J.J.
Jacklyn Zeman
Samantha
Murray the K
Self / Disc Jockey
Marvin Gaye
Self
George Harrison
Self
Jimi Hendrix
Self (archive footage)
John Lennon
Self
Gary Lewis
Self
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