Jimi Hendrix (film)

Jimi Hendrix
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Edited byPeter Colbert
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jimi Hendrix is a 1973 rockumentary[1] about Jimi Hendrix, directed and produced by Joe Boyd, John Head and Gary Weis. The film contains concert footage of Hendrix from 1967 to 1970, including the Monterey Pop Festival, the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, Woodstock, and a Berkeley concert. The film also includes interviews with Hendrix' contemporaries, family and friends. Others appearing in the film include Paul Caruso, Eric Clapton, Billy Cox, Alan Douglas, Germaine Greer, Hendrix' father, James A. "Al" Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Eddie Kramer, Buddy Miles, Mitch Mitchell, Juggy Murray, Little Richard, Lou Reed and Pete Townshend.[2] Noel Redding refused to be interviewed as he had a pending lawsuit against the Hendrix Estate.[3]

The film is also known as A Film About Jimi Hendrix. This title was used on the 2005 DVD cover and theatrical poster.

  1. ^ "A Film About Jimi Hendrix". The Times. 2006-01-28. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. ^ Jimi Hendrix (1973), retrieved 2019-05-28
  3. ^ Sims, Judith (1973-11-08). "Behind The Making Of 'A Film About Jimi Hendrix'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-05-28.