The Last Waltz

PG

Released Dec 31, 1978

1 hr. 57 min.

Documentary

Music

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98%

57 Reviews

Tomatometer

94%

10,000+ Ratings

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Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Nov. 25, 1976. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell and Muddy Waters, as well as interviews tracing the group's history and discussing road life.

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Critics Consensus

Among one of, if not the best rock movie ever made, The Last Waltz is a revealing, electrifying view of the classic band at their height.

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Dean C

Great sounding live music concert but i just want that engaged in the takes inbetween.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Leonard F

This really is the best rock concert movie ever made. Authentic with many special guests, it avoids the trap of too many others thst went over the top. The clups between songs are revealing. It was a perfect send off.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/23

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Jlio A

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Johnathon W

Epic concert film that remains one of the finest ever produced, thanks to Scorsese's expert direction, who wisely keeps it on the concert itself. Featuring a brilliant mix of talent outside of the Band, from Bob Dylan to Ringo Starr, this is a fantastic concert intercut with some interview segments, but mostly focusing on the brilliant music. Plus, since it took place on Thanksgiving, makes a great film for the holiday.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Michael C

The best rock film ever. A melancholy goodbye to an era of proper creative talent that could write songs and also put on incredible shows! Play it loud!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/22

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Marc Z

One of the most historic and beautifully made concert films ever made. Martin Scorsese put together this documentary interspersing interviews with members of The Band and special guests, together with concert footage from their farewell tour. In addition to the spectacular music of Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson they are joined by the likes of Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison and more. This is a classic piece of music and documentary history and one to be watched and re-watched.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/22/23

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Pauline Kael

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No American movie this year has been as full of the “joy of making cinema” as Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Martin Scorseses radical advancement of the concert documentary receives a superlative transfer that reaffirms the film as one of the directors great aesthetic achievements.

Mar 28, 2022

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Richard Combs

Sight & Sound

At its best the style of The Last Waltz, at once kaleidoscopic and concentrated, discursive and fixated, distils more about its subject and its times (and about its maker and his obsessions) than the impressionism of cinema verite.

Mar 31, 2020

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M.V. Moorhead

Phoenix Magazine

It’s the only serious competition to Jonathan Demme’s 1984 Stop Making Sense as the greatest rock concert movie ever.

Nov 7, 2023

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

...has a time-capsule quality that’s off the charts.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 20, 2023

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Sean Burns

Crooked Marquee

May we all someday find somebody who looks at us the way Martin Scorsese photographs Robbie Robertson.

Sep 8, 2023

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Synopsis

Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on Nov. 25, 1976. Filmed by Martin Scorsese, this documentary features standout performances by rock legends such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell and Muddy Waters, as well as interviews tracing the group's history and discussing road life.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Executive Producer: Jonathan T. Taplin
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Last Waltz Inc.
Rating: PG
Genre: Documentary, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 31, 1978, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2002
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $322.0K
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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