The last waltz
(DVD) 

Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.

Special features: feature length audio commentary with Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese; feature length audio commentary with musicians from the film; Archival outtakes jam, 2; featurette: "Revisiting The last waltz" with Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese.

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

Director of photography, Michael Chapman.

Band (Rick Danko, vocals, bass, fiddle ; Robbie Robertson, vocals, guitar, piano ; Levon Helm, vocals, mandolin, drums ; Garth Hudson, keyboards, accordion, saxophone, clarinet ; Richard Manuel, vocals, keyboards, clavinet, dobro, drums) ; featuring Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, The Staples, Muddy Waters, Ron Wood.

Filmed live in performance at the Winterland, San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 25, 1976.

Depicts the Band's last performance together at the site of their first gig; interspersed with interview footage.

Thanksgiving, 1976, San Francisco's Winterland: the Band performs its last concert after 16 years on the road. Some numbers they do alone, some songs include guest artists from Ronnie Hawkins (their first boss, when they were the Hawks) to Bob Dylan (their last, when as his backup and as a solo group, they came into their own). Scorsese's camera explores the interactions onstage in the making of music. Offstage, he interviews the Band's five members, focusing on the nature of life on the road. The friendships, the harmonies, the hijinks, and the wear and tear add up to a last waltz.

MPAA rating: PG.

DVD, region 1 NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, 5.1 surround; color.

Closed-captioned.

In English with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.