Winner of the Best Documentary Feature at the 1970 Academy Awards, director Michael Wadleigh’s film captures the spirit of Woodstock- three days of peace and music. Included on the tape are performances from the following artists: Crosby, Stills and Nash, Canned Heat, Richie Havens, Joan Baez, The Who, Sha-Na-Na, Joe Cocker and the Grease Band, Country Joe and the Fish, Arlo Guthrie, Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, John Sebastian, Country Joe McDonald, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309897
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Academy awards (Motion pictures)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Counterculture - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Popular culture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Counterculture - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alternative lifestyles
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Counterculture - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hippies
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alternative lifestyles
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Counterculture - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Music
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)