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Festival Express

Festival Express

Sep 19, 2003
90 min
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
7.1/ 10
25 votes

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.

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TMDB
7.1/10
25 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
2,504 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
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85/100
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US Box Office$1,174,079Domestic earnings

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1 win & 2 nominations total

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"Festival Express... The longest party in rock-n-roll history."

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Original Language

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