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Renaldo & Clara (1977)

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Film details

Featuring

Bob Dylan Sara Dylan Ronnie Hawkins
Director

Bob Dylan
Country

USA
Year

1977
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Renaldo and Clara Alternative

Synopsis

A record of a tour in 1975/6 by Bob Dylan and various folk and rock musicians, including Joan Baez, Ronee Blakley, Ronnie Hawkins and Jack Elliott, of the Eastern seaboard of the United States with the Rolling Thunder Revue and of the causes it was intended to support i.e. the plight of the Tuscarora Indians and the case of the wrongly-imprisoned boxer, 'Hurricane' Carter. This is intercut with semi-improvised scenes in which Dylan, his wife Sara and a number of musicians act out tableaux connected with the lyrics of the songs, Dylan's own life and experiences associated with being 'on the road' and the rock movement of the sixties and seventies.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Renaldo
    
    Bob Dylan
  - Clara
    
    Sara Dylan
  - Bob Dylan
    
    Ronnie Hawkins
  - Mrs. Dylan
    
    Ronee Blakley
  - the woman in white
    
    Joan Baez
  - Longheno de Castro
    
    Jack Elliott
  - Lafkezio
    
    Harry Dean Stanton
  - the Masked Tortilla
    
    Bob Neuwirth
  - Ungatz
    
    Mel Howard
  - the father
    
    Allen Ginsberg
  - the son
    
    David Mansfield
  - the truckdriver
    
    Jack Baran
  - herself
    
    Helena Kallianiotes
  - himself
    
    Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
  - himself
    
    Scarlet Rivera
  - herself
    
    Mama Maria Frasca
  - himself
    
    Mad Bear
  - himself
    
    Roger Mcguinn
  - himself
    
    David Blue
  - herself
    
    Joni Mitchell
  - himself
    
    Rob Stoner
  - girl friend
    
    Ruth Tyrangiel
  - Ramon
    
    Steven Soles
  - security guard
    
    Mick Ronson
  - sister of mercy
    
    Anne Waldman
  - sister of mercy
    
    Denise Mercedes
  - sister of mercy
    
    Linda Thomases
  - the inner voice
    
    T-Bone Burnett
  - CBC lady
    
    Sheila Shotton
  - piano player
    
    Kevin Crossley
  - newspaper man
    
    Larry Sloman
  - singer
    
    Hal Frazier
  - MC
    
    M. Will
  - Rodeo
    
    Sam Shepard
  - the drummer
    
    Howie Wyeth
  - the drummer
    
    Luther Rix
  - Maurice
    
    André Bernard Tremblay
  - the realist
    
    Dominic Paulo
  - mandolin player
    
    Arlo Guthrie
  - guest artist
    
    Roberta Flack
  - dancer
    
    Claudia Carr
Credits
- Direction:
  - Bob Dylan
  - Stage director (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Jacques Levy
  Production:
  - Lombard Street Films
  - Mel Howard
  - Jack Baran
  - Production manager (Rolling Thunder)
    
    Ahern. Michael
  - Stage manager (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Herb Robinson
  - Greg Ramsay
  Writing:
  - Bob Dylan
  - Additional dialogue
    
    Sam Shepard
  Photography:
  - David Myers
  - Paul Goldsmith
  - Howard Alk
  - Michael Levine
  - Lighting director (Rolling Thunder)
    
    Patrick Cullie
  - Lights (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Paul Clements
  - Lights (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Bob See
  - Lights (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Kirk Williamson
  Stills:
  - Blow-ups
    
    Osvaldo Zornizer
  - Blow-ups
    
    Cinema Research Corporation
  Editing:
  - Bob Dylan
  - Howard Alk
  Costumes:
  - Linda Thomases
  Titles:
  - Kosch & Co.
  Music:
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Ronee Blakley
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Jack Elliott
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Bob Neuwirth
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Mick Ronson
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Roger Mcguinn
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Rob Stoner
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    David Mansfield
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    T-Bone Burnett
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Scarlet Rivera
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Howie Wyeth
  - Rolling Thunder musician
    
    Luther Rix
  Sound:
  - Gary Bourgeois
  - L.A. Johnson
  - Additional sound
    
    Petur Hliddal
  - Sound (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Steve Gagne
  - Sound (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Greg Mallozi
  - Sound (Rolling Thunder revue)
    
    Arthur Rosato
  - Arthur Piantadosi
  - Les Fresholtz
  - Michael Minkler
  - Bruce Nyznik
  - Peter Thillaye

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