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  • Gimme Shelter (1970)
  • GP
    91 min | Documentary, Music, Thriller
Gimme Shelter (1970)
GP
91 min | Documentary, Music, Thriller

When three hundred thousand members of the Love Generation collided with a few dozen Hells Angels at San Francisco's Altamont Speedway, the bloody slash that transformed a decade's dreams into disillusionment was immortalized on this film.
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Cinematographers
Albert Maysles (filmed by) (as The Maysles Brothers) | David Maysles (filmed by) (as The Maysles Brothers) | Gary Weis
Editors
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Release date
Dec 6, 1970 (United States)

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Cast

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44 cast members
Name Known for
The Rolling Stones
Themselves Themselves   See fewer
Keith Richards
Self (as Keith Richard) Self (as Keith Richard)   See fewer
Marty Balin
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Jack Casady
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Mike Clarke
Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers)   See fewer
Spencer Dryden
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Chris Hillman
Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers)   See fewer
Paul Kantner
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Jorma Kaukonen
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Pete Kleinow
Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers)   See fewer
Bernie Leadon
Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers)   See fewer
Gram Parsons
Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers) Self (as The Flying Burrito Brothers)   See fewer
Grace Slick
Self (as Jefferson Airplane) Self (as Jefferson Airplane)   See fewer
Frank Terry
Self - KFRC Anchor Self - KFRC Anchor   See fewer
Stanley Booth
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Patty Bredehoft
Self - Meredith Hunter's Girlfriend (uncredited) Self - Meredith Hunter's Girlfriend (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Fritsch
Sweet William - Hell's Angel challenging Paul Kantner (uncredited) Sweet William - Hell's Angel challenging Paul Kantner (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Garcia
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Meredith Hunter
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Lang
Paul 'Animal' Hibbits - Hell's Angel (wearing coonskin cap) (uncredited) Paul 'Animal' Hibbits - Hell's Angel (wearing coonskin cap) (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Lang
Self - Concert Organizer (uncredited) Self - Concert Organizer (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil Lesh
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Albert Maysles
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
David Maysles
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Passaro
Self - Hell's Angel Who Stabs Meredith Hunter (uncredited) Self - Hell's Angel Who Stabs Meredith Hunter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ken Patterson
Self - Vito's Dancers (uncredited) Self - Vito's Dancers (uncredited)   See fewer
Vito Paulekas
Self - Freak Out Dancer (uncredited) Self - Freak Out Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Michelle Phillips
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Shrieve
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Stewart
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Weir
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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