Renowned documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker captures Otis Redding in his ascendancy, singing at the historic Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967. Comedian Tom Smothers introduces Redding to a crowd that is leaving -- until Redding grabs them with his charged rendition of "Shake." Redding's performance also includes "Respect" (which he wrote), "I've Been Loving You Too Long," "Satisfaction," and "Try a Little Tenderness." Tragically, Redding died in a plane crash six months later. An innovative filmmaker who started in the 1950s making experimental films, Pennebaker garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature in 1993 for The War Room, his behind-the-scenes look at Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. His other subjects have included Norman Mailer, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.
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Director
D. A. Pennebaker
Producer
Alan Douglas
Camera Operator
Richard Leacock
Camera Operator
Roger Murphy
Camera Operator
Nicholas T. Proferes
Camera Operator
Albert Maysles
concert filmmonterey pop festivallive music1960ssoul music
Status
Released
Countries
United States of America
Companies
HBO/Cinemax Documentary
Pennebaker Associates Inc.
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