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Festival Express

7.1 90 mins Documentary   History   Music   2003
Director(s): Bob Smeaton Frank Cvitanovich

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.

Casts of Festival Express

Rick Danko

as Self - The Band

Levon Helm

as Self - The Band

Garth Hudson

as Self - The Band

Richard Manuel

as Self - The Band

Robbie Robertson

as Self - The Band

Janis Joplin

as Self

Jon Bauman

as Self

Richard Bell

as Self

Jerry Garcia

as Self

Bonnie Bramlett

as Self

Mickey Hart

as Self

Bob Weir

as Self

Buddy Guy

as Self

Ian Tyson

as Self

Sylvia Tyson

as Self

Phil Lesh

as Self

Chris Hillman

as Self

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