The Grateful Dead Movie
| The Grateful Dead Movie | |
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The Grateful Dead Movie DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Jerry Garcia Leon Gast |
| Produced by | Edward Washington Ron Rakow |
| Starring | Jerry Garcia Bob Weir Phil Lesh Bill Kreutzmann Donna Godchaux Keith Godchaux Mickey Hart |
| Cinematography | Stephen Lighthill David Myers Robert Primes |
| Edited by | Susan R. Crutcher Lisa Fruchtman Jerry Garcia John Nutt |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 |
The Grateful Dead Movie, released in 1977 and directed by Jerry Garcia, is a film that captures live performances from rock band the Grateful Dead during an October 1974 five-night run at Winterland in San Francisco. These concerts marked the beginning of a hiatus, with the October 20, 1974, show billed as "The Last One". The band would return to touring in 1976. The film features the "Wall of Sound" concert sound system that the Dead used for all of 1974. The movie also portrays the burgeoning Deadhead scene. Two albums have been released in conjunction with the film and the concert run: Steal Your Face and The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack.