Message to Love

This article is about the film. For the song, see Band of Gypsys.

Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Paul Rodgers of the band Free during their performance of "All Right Now"
Directed byMurray Lerner
Written byMurray Lerner
Produced byMurray Lerner
Edited by
  • Greg Sheldon (performance sequences)
  • Stanley Warnow (as Stan Warnow)
  • Einar Westerlund
Production
company
Castle Music Pictures
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Release dates
  • October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09) (U.K.)
  • February 21, 1997 (1997-02-21) (U.S.)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Message to Love is a feature documentary film of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. Directed and produced by Murray Lerner, the film includes performances by popular rock acts, such as Jimi Hendrix, the Who, and the Doors, as well as folk and jazz artists, such as Joni Mitchell and Miles Davis. The title of the film is taken from a song by Hendrix.

Due to financial difficulties, Message to Love was not released until 1995 in the UK and 1997 in the US, after premiering at a San Jose film festival in 1995.[1] A soundtrack album was also issued by Castle Communications/Sony Legacy in 1997.

  1. ^ Hernandez, Raoul (20 June 1997). "The Wight Stuff – Message to Love: Isle of Wight Festival". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 31 July 2020.