# Gimme Shelter (1970)

> A landmark Rolling Stones concert documentary turns Altamont’s chaotic violence into a chilling portrait of the counterculture’s collapse.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
- Cast: Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman, Marty Balin, Sonny Barger, Melvin Belli
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065780/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: urgent, foreboding, harrowing, music history night, documentary night

## Synopsis

A raw look at the tumultuous end of an era in rock music, capturing the chaos of a legendary concert.

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