---
title: 'Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Len Dell''Amico'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/grateful-dead-dead-ahead-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476659/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)

1981 · 114 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

Dead Ahead is a concert video by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 30 and October 31, 1980, and released in 1981. An expanded version was released in 2005. In contrast to other Dead concert videos, Dead Ahead contains acoustic as well as electric song performances.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Len Dell'Amico](https://cinepixo.com/people/len-dell-amico)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Grateful Dead](https://cinepixo.com/people/grateful-dead)

## Cast

- [Brent Mydland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-mydland)
- [Phil Lesh](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-lesh)
- [Bill Kreutzmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-kreutzmann)
- [Mickey Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-hart)
- [Bob Weir](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weir)
- [Jerry Garcia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-garcia)
- [Al Franken](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-franken)

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