"Gimme Shelter" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Jagger–Richards, it is the opening track of the band's 1969 album Let It ...
Gimme Shelter
1970 ‧ Documentary/Musical ‧ 1h 31m
Documentary by Albert and David Maysles recalling the events surrounding a free concert by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway outside San Francisco in 1969. Worried about the security, the Stones asked the Hell's Angels to keep order for...
Release date: December 13, 1970 (UK)
Directors: Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, and David Maysles
Distributed by: Maysles Films Inc. and 20th Century Studios
Box office: $1.6 million
Produced by: Porter Bibb
Production companies: Maysles Films; Penforta
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