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Nearly 30 years before making No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese filmed Bob Dylan in The Last Waltz, his famed concert movie of The Band's final performance at San Francisco's Winterland Arena on Thanksgiving Day 1976.
The film is often referred to as "the greatest concert film ever made". Why? Possibly because as well as Bob Dylan, its stellar line-up includes Dr John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, Ron Wood, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Paul Butterfield, Ronnie Hawkins and Mavis Staples.
Scorsese, a former roommate of Robbie Robertson, employs some of the world's greatest cinematographers, including Michael Chapman, Vilmos Zsigmond and Laszlo Kovacs, to film the concert, making it as visually impressive as his other feature films.
Interspersed into the songs are a series of interviews with The Band's members, who recall their early days playing for empty bars and their emergence as major players in the rock & roll game.
 Bob Dylan Season
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