Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

D.A. Pennebaker

Producer:

John Court, Albert Grossman

Release Date:

Sep 6, 1967

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.

Cast

  • Bob Dylan
  • Albert Grossman
  • Bob Neuwirth
  • Joan Baez
  • Alan Price
  • Tito Burns
  • Donovan
  • Derroll Adams
  • Jones Alk
  • Howard Alk

Letterboxd User Reviews

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4.1
  • Sep 10, 2021

    Dylan smokes so much in this. Maybe I should start smoking

    1.1K Likes
    brendan o'hare
    brendan o'hare
    May 6, 2021

    "He is not singing so much as sermonizing. Colon. His tragedy, perhaps, is that the audience is preoccupied with song. Paragraph. So the bearded boys and lank-haired girls, all eyeshadow and undertaker makeup, applaud the song and miss the sermon..." Immaturity is…

    724 Likes
    Will Sloan
    Will Sloan
    May 6, 2021

    You ever think about how Bob Dylan's ongoing bit is being Bob Dylan?

    708 Likes
    Willow Maclay
    Willow Maclay
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    Jun 23, 2019

    they're calling me an anarchist, huh? an anarchist. well, give the anarchist a cigarette, would you?

    688 Likes
    nora
    nora
    Sep 11, 2017

    Film was invented for this to be made.

    614 Likes
    cassandra
    cassandra
    Aug 30, 2016

    But who threw the glass?

    487 Likes
    Vivian
    Vivian
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    Jan 26, 2023

    87 In this striking, mythic portrait of Bob Dylan in 1965, director D.A. Pennebaker captures the legend as he smokes 80 packs a day, goes on the offensive against a neverending stream of pull-quote journalists, and plays his sermons well into the night. Beautiful, wicked…

    470 Likes
    SilentDawn
    SilentDawn
    Apr 8, 2020

    aka bob dylan and his friends bully a bunch of uptight squares for an hour and a half

    474 Likes
    Chris Gilman
    Chris Gilman
    May 21, 2023

    i think i relate to him on a spiritual level because i am also annoying and smoke a lot

    415 Likes
    mary
    mary

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Top Reviews
  • MovieDaddy
    MovieDaddy disliked
    Dont Look Back

    Going into this, I never really understood the fascination with Dylan. I acknowledge the influence, but didn’t understand the appeal. After watching this, I’m even more confused. While I love the fly-on-the-wall style, Dylan comes across as completely detached and insufferable

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    nevan
    nevan liked
    Dont Look Back

    more so a collection of perfectly filmed moments from dylan’s life rather than a meticulous or heavily edited documentary. of course he’s an excellent songwriter, but what a philosopher; insightful, intelligent, and interesting, a must-watch for fans of good music

    1Y
    Martin Latour
    Martin Latour loved
    Dont Look Back

    Great fly on the wall look at Dylan in his prime.

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  • lee
    lee loved
    Dont Look Back

    bro is actually a professional yapper

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    Chedder chesse
    Chedder chesse loved
    Dont Look Back

    It’s Bob Dylan

    1Y

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70

The music is great, and the film would be memorable for its goofy, syncopated opening sequence alone.

Metacritic review by Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
75

The movie is like a low-rent version of the rock concert documentaries that would follow.

Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967)?
The movie is 1hr 36min long.
What's Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967) about?
Documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 tour of England, which includes appearances by Joan Baez and Donovan.
Who's the cast of Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967)?
  • Bob Dylan as Self
  • Albert Grossman as Self
  • Bob Neuwirth as Self
  • Joan Baez as Self
  • Alan Price as Self
  • Tito Burns as Self
  • Donovan as Self
  • Derroll Adams as Self
  • Jones Alk as Self
  • Howard Alk as Self
Who's the director behind Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967)?
D.A. Pennebaker directed Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967).
Who produced Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967)?
John Court and Albert Grossman produced Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back (1967) (1967).