Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
2h 7m
Running Time
February 15, 1996Release Date
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)
2h 7m
Running Time
February 15, 1996Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come. They also witnessed the final, drugged out performance of Jimi Hendrix in England just two weeks before he would meet a tragic death. When it all was over, the fans view of rock and roll was never the same.
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Cast & Crew.
Jimi Hendrix
Self
Ian Anderson
Self (Jethro Tull)
Paul Rodgers
Self - Free
John Sebastian
Self
Joan Baez
Self
Donovan
Self
Martin Barre
Self (Lead guitarist, Jethro Tull)
John Bonham
Self
Graeme Edge
Self - The Moody Blues
Kris Kristofferson
Self
Joni Mitchell
Self
Greg Sheldon
Editor
Miles Davis
Self
Leonard Cohen
Self
Stanley Warnow
Editor
Einar Westerlund
Editor
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Message to Love is a feature documentary film of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. Directed and produced by Murray Lerner, the film includes performances by popular rock acts, such as Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and the Doors, as well as folk and jazz artists, such as Joni Mitchell and Miles Davis. The title of the film is taken from a song by Hendrix.
Due to financial difficulties, Message to Love was not released until 1995, in the UK and 1997, in the USA, after premiering at a San Jose film festival in 1995. A soundtrack album was also issued by Castle Communications/Sony Legacy in 1997.