

Monterey Pop
1968-12-26 · 80 min · ★ 7.4
Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
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- Directors
- D. A. Pennebaker
- Production companies
- John Phillips-Lou Adler, Leacock-Pennebaker
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Scott McKenzieSelf
Denny DohertySelf - Mamas and the Papas
Cass ElliotSelf - Mamas and the Papas
John PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
Michelle PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
Bob HiteSelf - Canned Heat
Larry TaylorSelf - Canned Heat
Henry VestineSelf - Canned Heat
Paul SimonSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
Art GarfunkelSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
Hugh MasekelaSelf
Marty BalinSelf - Jefferson Airplane
Paul KantnerSelf - Jefferson Airplane
Jorma KaukonenSelf - Jefferson Airplane
Grace SlickSelf - Jefferson Airplane
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