Heroes of Rock and Roll

1979TV Movie⏱️ 2h 0m

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ 9

IMDB Rating

46 votes

Jeff Bridges hosts and narrates a comprehensive documentary chronicling 25 years of music and youth in action. Featuring rarely-seen performances, newsreels, film trailers, interviews, rehearsals and private footage.

Director

N/A

Writers

Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt

Stars

Jeff Bridges, The Animals, The Band

Release Date

February 9, 1979

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 4

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

as Self - Narrator

The Animals

as Self

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The Band

as Self

The Beatles

as Self

Chuck Berry

as Self

Pat Boone

as Self

James Brown

as Self

The Byrds

as Self

Chubby Checker

as Self

Clarence Clemons

as Self - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Black and White

Production

Solt/Leo Productions

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryMusic

⭐ Featured Review

Best rock and roll documentary

by ftcqmjt • 2024-07-17

10/10

"This is the best documentary on the history of rock and roll that I have ever seen. My brother and I taped this on our VHS player and must've watched it 1000 times. I wish I still had the recording. I believe this documentary made me a huge fan of music. I don't think I'd be such a music buff if it hadn't been for this. It introduced me to great bands I had never heard before and opened my eyes - and, literally, my ears - to artists I don't think I would have otherwise known about (at least until MTV came around in the early 80's. Bands such as The Pretenders, Eng..."

📖 Synopsis

Jeff Bridges hosts and narrates a comprehensive documentary chronicling 25 years of music and youth in action. Featuring rarely-seen performances, newsreels, film trailers, interviews, rehearsals and private footage.