Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

2019 106 min ★ 7.3 Music, Documentary

50 years after the legendary fest, Barak Goodman’s electric retelling of Woodstock, from the point of view of those who were on the ground, evokes the freedom, passion, community, and joy the three-day music festival created.

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Cast

Joan Baez

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David Crosby

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Wavy Gravy

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Richie Havens

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Stephen Stills

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Bonnie Beecher

Self (voice, as Jahanara Romney)

Bill Graham

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Joel Rosenman

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Michael Lang

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Country Joe McDonald

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Details

Director

Barak Goodman

Screenplay

Barak Goodman

Tagline

"Three Days that Defined a Generation"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

PBS

Reviews

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Wuchak

November 6, 2019

★ 9/10

***For a moment there was peace, love and joy... a moment only*** Released 50 years after the event, “Woodstock: Three Days that Defined a Generation” documents the iconic concert that took place for 3.5 days in mid-August, 1969, at the height of the Vietnam fiasco and the counterculture movement. The initial estimates for attendance were up to 50,000 with later top guesstimates around 150,000....