Overview - Festival Express

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History
  • Music

Runtime: 90 minutes

Homepage: Festival Express

Budget

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Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

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Overview

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.

Cast

  • Name: Rick Danko

    Character: Self - The Band

    Popularity: 0.3725

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  • Name: Levon Helm

    Character: Self - The Band

    Popularity: 0.7983

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  • Name: Garth Hudson

    Character: Self - The Band

    Popularity: 0.2162

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  • Name: Richard Manuel

    Character: Self - The Band

    Popularity: 0.1613

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  • Name: Robbie Robertson

    Character: Self - The Band

    Popularity: 0.4734

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  • Name: Janis Joplin

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.5644

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  • Name: Jon Bauman

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.1115

  • Name: Richard Bell

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.3154