---
title: 'Gimme Shelter (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Charlotte Zwerin'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gimme-shelter-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065780/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gimme Shelter (1970)

1970 · 91 min · United States


## Synopsis

Gimme Shelter is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin chronicling the last weeks of the Rolling Stones' 1969 US tour which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter. The film is named after "Gimme Shelter", the lead track from the group's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Gimme Shelter was screened out of competition as the opening film of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Charlotte Zwerin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlotte-zwerin), [David Maysles](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-maysles), [Albert Maysles](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-maysles)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Maysles](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-maysles), [Albert Maysles](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-maysles)
- **Original Music Composer:** [The Rolling Stones](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-rolling-stones)
- **Producer:** [Porter Bibb](https://cinepixo.com/people/porter-bibb)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gimme-shelter-1970
Film facts: Wikidata (Q8879050); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.