Dont Look Back
Directed by	D.A. Pennebaker
Produced by	John Court Albert Grossman
Written by	D.A. Pennebaker
Starring	Bob Dylan Albert Grossman Bob Neuwirth Joan Baez
Music by	Bob Dylan
Cinematography by
Editing by	D.A. Pennebaker
Distributed by	Docurama
Released	May 17, 1967
Running time	96 min.
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Language	English
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Dont Look Back (sic) is a 1967 documentary film by D.A. Pennebaker that covers Bob Dylan's 1965 concert tour of England. It features Joan Baez, Donovan and Alan Price (who had just left The Animals), Dylan's manager Albert Grossman and his road manager Bob Neuwirth; Marianne Faithfull and John Mayall may also be glimpsed in the background. The film shows a young Dylan: confident if not arrogant; confrontational and contrary; but also charismatic and charming. Standout scenes include Dylan's extended taunting of a much older Time magazine journalist; Dylan and Baez singing Hank Williams songs in a hotel room; Dylan's pre-concert philosophical jousting with a "science student" (Terry Ellis, who later co-founded Chrysalis Records); Grossman negotiating with producer Tito Burns; and a selection of songs from Dylan's Albert Hall performance. Image File history File links DontLookBack2. ... D.A. Pennebaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Albert Grossman (d. ... D.A. Pennebaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman 24 May 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ... Albert Grossman (d. ... Bob Neuwirth is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. ... Joan Baezs 1975 bestseller Diamonds & Rust. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman 24 May 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ... D.A. Pennebaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... D.A. Pennebaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman 24 May 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet. ... England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Joan Baezs 1975 bestseller Diamonds & Rust. ... For the American football (soccer) player, see Landon Donovan. ... Alan Price (born April 19, 1942 in Fatfield, Washington, Tyne and Wear, England) is a musician, songwriter, and actor. ... The US edition of The Animals self-titled debut album. ... Albert Grossman (d. ... Bob Neuwirth is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and visual artist. ... Marianne Faithfull on the cover of her album A Secret Life Marianne Faithfull is a notable British singer and actress whose career spans over four decades. ... John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers was a pioneering British blues band that included such luminaries as: Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce (both later in Cream), Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood (later all in Fleetwood Mac), Mick Taylor (later in The Rolling Stones), Don Harris, Harvey Mandel, Larry Taylor (Canned... Hank Williams Sr. ... Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ...

Bob Dylan holding a poster with song lyrics.

The film was first shown publicly May 17, 1967, at the Presidio Theater in San Francisco, and opened that September at the 34th Street East Theater in New York. The United States' National Film Preservation Foundation has declared the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. ImageMetadata File history File links Suckcess. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Suckcess. ... The National Film Preservation Foundation is a non-profit group which is affiliated with the National Film Preservation Board but raises money from the private sector. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

The opening scene of the film also served as a kind of music video for Dylan's song "Subterranean Homesick Blues," in which the singer displays and discards a series of posters bearing selected words and phrases from the lyrics (including intentional misspellings and puns). Allen Ginsberg makes a cameo during this episode. Subterranean Homesick Blues is a song written by Bob Dylan originally released on the album Bringing It All Back Home in 1965. ... Allen Ginsberg, far left, at Airport Frankfurt, Germany Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American Beat poet born in Newark, New Jersey. ... Since its first use in 1851, a cameo role or cameo appearance has been a brief appearance in a play (or later, a movie) that stands out against the general context for its éclat or dramatic punch. ...

A transcript of the film, with photographs, was published in 1968 by Ballantine Books. Ballantine Books, founded in 1952 by Ian Ballantine, is a major book publisher and is currently owned by Random House. ...

Trivia

• The pop band Belle & Sebastian reference the movie in their song "Like Dylan in the Movies" (refrain: "And if they follow you/don't look back/like Dylan in the movies").