Pete Seeger Movies
- 1996

Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story
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Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her...
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- 2025

Newport and the Great Folk Dream
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Powerful music leaps from the air and can change the actual world. At the Newport Folk Festivals in the early 1960s, the molecules were electric with...
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- 2007

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger.
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- 1988

BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
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Documentary on the life of Woody Guthrie, the travelling songwriter and singer who paved the way for the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.
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- 1970

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
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At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector...
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- 1967

Festival
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Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter,...
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- 2011

Give Me the Banjo
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The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live stage/multi-media performance, and a website that...
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- 1947

To Hear Your Banjo Play
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A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
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- 2004

Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
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In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
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- 1978

Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
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Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...
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- 2014

The Winding Stream
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The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.
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- 1990

I’m a Negro, I’m an American – Paul Robeson
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Biographical notes on the American singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). At the height of his fame and skill,...
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- 1977

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
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A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976.
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- 2007

Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
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Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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- 2000

The Internationale
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THE INTERNATIONALE draws on people's stories of an emotionally charged radical song (the long-time anthem of socialism and communism) to celebrate...
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- 1991

Tribute to Harry Chapin
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Tribute concert held in 1987 at Carnegie Hall (and later televised on PBS), commemorating Harry Chapin's posthumous receipt of the Congressional...
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- 1989

Pete Seeger at Home
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In this documentary, Pete Seeger is caught in a relaxed mood in and outside his cottage outside New York in an excellent video produced by Jim Downing
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- 1999

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...
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- 1959

The End of the Line
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This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...
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- 1987

The Arlo Guthrie Show
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A concert featuring singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie. Performing from Austin, Texas, the folk-singer is joined by guest artists.
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