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Year: 1978
Runtime: 117 mins
Language: English
Country: USA
All Genres: Documentary, Music
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast:
The Band as Themselves 
Rick Danko as Himself - Bass & Violin & Vocal (as The Band) 
Robbie Robertson as Himself - The Band: Lead Guitar & Vocal 
Richard Manuel as Himself - Piano / Keyboards / Drums / Vocal (as The Band) 
Levon Helm as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / Vocal (as The Band) 
Garth Hudson as Himself - Organ / Accordion / Saxophone / Synthesizers (as The Band)  

Plot: A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band. 

• The Last Waltz was a concert by the rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The Last Waltz was advertised as The Band's "farewell concert appearance", and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles and Neil Young. The musical director for the concert was The Band's original record producer, John Simon.
• The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary of the same name, released in 1978. The film features concert performances, scenes shot on a studio soundstage and interviews by Scorsese with members of The Band. A triple-LP soundtrack recording, produced by Simon and Rob Fraboni, was issued in 1978. The film was released on DVD in 2002 as was a four-CD box set of the concert and related studio recordings.

Tracklist:

1. "Don't Do It" - The Band
2. "Theme from The Last Waltz" - The Band
3. "Up on Cripple Creek" - The Band
4. "The Shape I'm In" - The Band
5. "Who Do You Love?" - Ronnie Hawkins
6. "It Makes No Difference" - The Band
7. Introduction to The Canterbury Tales in Chaucerian dialect - Michael McClure
8. "Such a Night" - Dr. John
9. "Helpless" - Neil Young
10. "Stage Fright" - The Band
11. "The Weight" (studio version) - The Band and The Staple Singers
12. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Band
13. "Dry Your Eyes" - Neil Diamond
14. "Coyote" - Joni Mitchell
15. "Mystery Train" - Paul Butterfield
16. "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters
17. "Further on Up the Road" - Eric Clapton
18. "Evangeline" (studio version) - The Band and Emmylou Harris
19. "Genetic Method" / "Chest Fever" - The Band
20. "Ophelia" - The Band
21. "Caravan" - Van Morrison
22. "Loud Prayer" - Lawrence Ferlinghetti
23. "Forever Young" - Bob Dylan
24. "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" - Bob Dylan
25. "I Shall Be Released" - The Band and guests plus Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr

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