No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Nan
3h 28m
2005
7.7 /10 (142)

Bob Dylan. Songwriter. Rocker. Rebel. Legend.

Overview

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Country : Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2005-07-21

Top Billed Cast

Bob Dylan

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Joan Baez

Self

Johnny Cash

Self (archive footage)

Pete Seeger

Self

Mavis Staples

Self

Dave Van Ronk

Self

D. A. Pennebaker

Self

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Martin Scorsese

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Suze Rotolo

Self

Liam Clancy

Self

Maria Muldaur

Self

Robbie Robertson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Manuel

Self (archive footage)

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