The Last Waltz
More than just one of the greatest concert films ever made, The Last Waltz is an at once ecstatic and elegiac summation of a vital era in American rock music. Invited to capture the farewell performance of the legendary group the Band at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving, 1976, Martin Scorsese conceived a new kind of music documentary. Enlisting seven camera operators (led by director of photography Michael Chapman, and also including renowned cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács) and production designer Boris Leven to design the strikingly theatrical sets, Scorsese created a grandly immersive experience that brings viewers onstage and inside the music itself. That music—as performed by the Band and a host of other generation-defining artists, including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, the Staple Singers, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young—lives on as an almost religious expression of the transcendent possibilities of rock and roll.
Director-Approved 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack supervised and approved by musician Robbie Robertson
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Two alternate soundtracks: the original 1978 2.0 surround mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, and an uncompressed stereo mix from 2001
- Two audio commentaries, featuring Scorsese; members of the Band; members of the production crew; and performers Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins, and Mavis Staples
- New interview with Scorsese, conducted by critic David Fear
- Documentary from 2002 about the making of the film
- Outtake
- Interview from 1978 with Scorsese and Robertson
- Trailer and TV spot
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Amanda Petrusich
New cover by Fred Davis
Director-Approved 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Martin Scorsese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack supervised and approved by musician Robbie Robertson
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Two alternate soundtracks: the original 1978 2.0 surround mix, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio, and an uncompressed stereo mix from 2001
- Two audio commentaries, featuring Scorsese; members of the Band; members of the production crew; and performers Dr. John, Ronnie Hawkins, and Mavis Staples
- New interview with Scorsese, conducted by critic David Fear
- Documentary from 2002 about the making of the film
- Outtake
- Interview from 1978 with Scorsese and Robertson
- Trailer and TV spot
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Amanda Petrusich
New cover by Fred Davis
Cast
- Rick Danko
- The Band
- Levon Helm
- Garth Hudson
- Richard Manuel
- Robbie Robertson
- Paul Butterfield
- Performers
- Eric Clapton
- Neil Diamond
- Dr. John
- Bob Dylan
- Ronnie Hawkins
- Emmylou Harris
- Joni Mitchell
- Van Morrison
- Ringo Starr
- The Staples
- Muddy Waters
- Ron Wood
- Neil Young
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
- Poems
- Michael McClure
Credits
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Treatment
- Mardik Martin
- Executive producer
- Jonathan Taplin
- Producer
- Robbie Robertson
- Associate producer
- Steven Prince
- Interviewer
- Martin Scorsese
- Editors
- Jan Roblee
- Yeu-Bun Yee
- Director of photography
- Michael Chapman
- Production design
- Boris Leven
- Set decoration
- Anthony Mondell
Edition introduction to The Last Waltz
Trailer for The Last Waltz
