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Eat the Document (1972)

Directed by Bob Dylan

Overview

Eat the Document is a documentary of Bob Dylan’s 1966 tour of the United Kingdom with the Hawks. It was shot under Dylan’s direction by D. A. Pennebaker, whose groundbreaking documentary Dont Look Back chronicled Dylan’s 1965 British tour. The film was originally commissioned for the ABC television series Stage ‘66. Though shooting had completed for the film, Dylan’s July 1966 motorcycle accident delayed the editing process. Once well enough to work again, Dylan edited the film himself. ABC rejected the film as incomprehensible for a mainstream audience.

Rated NR | Length 52 minutes

Actors

Bob Dylan | John Lennon | Robbie Robertson | Richard Manuel | Rick Danko | Garth Hudson | Johnny Cash | Albert Grossman | Bob Neuwirth | Mickey Jones