"The ballad of a true original."

2024

2h 20m

7.1(1130 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.

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Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

96 members

Acting

Timothée Chalamet

Bob Dylan

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Edward Norton

Pete Seeger

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Elle Fanning

Sylvie Russo

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Monica Barbaro

Joan Baez

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Scoot McNairy

Woody Guthrie

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Dan Fogler

Albert Grossman

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Boyd Holbrook

Johnny Cash

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Will Harrison

Bob Neuwirth

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Joe Tippett

Dave Van Ronk

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初音映莉子

Toshi Seeger

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Peter Gray Lewis

Frank (Lawyer)

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Peter Gerety

Federal Judge

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Lenny Grossman

Federal Court Clerk

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David Wenzel

Cab Driver

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Riley Hashimoto

Danny Seeger

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Eloise Peyrot

Tinya Seeger

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Maya Feldman

Mika Seeger

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Reza Salazar

Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager)

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James Austin Johnson

Gerdes M.C.

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David Alan Basche

John Hammond

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Joshua Henry

Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician)

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Norbert Leo Butz

Alan Lomax

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Alaina Surgener

Gena Russo

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Martin Fisher

Civil Rights Speaker

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Craig Geraghty

Mailman

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Michael Everett Johnson

Orderly

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Jater Webb

Young Musician at Party

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Andy Talen

Jimmy Dean

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Andrew Kober

Man On Payphone

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Eric Berryman

Tom Wilson

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Molly Jobe

CBS Receptionist

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Sophie Hart

Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel)

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Crew

Taylor Valentine Lupini

Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel)

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P.J. Byrne

Harold Levanthal

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Nick Pupo

Peter Yarrow

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Brendan Burke

Street Vendor

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Laura Kariuki

Becka

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Zoe Zien

Tilda

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Kevyn Morrow

Party Guest #1

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Andy Grotelueschen

Party Guest #2

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Jonathan Spivey

Party Guest #3

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Cilda Shaur

Party Guest #4

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Clark Carmichael

Party Guest #5

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Taylor Goodwyn

Woman at McAnn's

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Arthur Langlie

Sylvie's New Boyfriend

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Michael Chernus

Theodore Bikel

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Jordan Goodsell

Roy Halee (Engineer)

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Eli Brown

Mike Bloomfield

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Big Bill Morganfield

Jesse Moffette

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Liam Craig

Jonah (TV Floor Director)

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Charlie Tahan

Al Kooper

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Ian Kagey

Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records)

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Dave Maulbeck

Newport Cab Driver

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Lorin Doctor

Spacey Girl

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Aidan Close

Kid in Crowd

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Irina Chelidze

Girl in Crowd

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Jenna Veal

Newport Festival Fan #1

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Joshua Flinchbaugh

Newport Festival Fan #2

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Production

Cameron G. Quevedo

Newport Festival Fan #3

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Alexis Felix

Newport Festival Fan #4

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Will Price

Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer)

Crew

Sunny Vinsavich

Angry Fan

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Kayli Carter

Maria Muldaur

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Steve Bell

Sony Terry (Blues Musician)

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Malcolm Gold

Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3)

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Patrick Phalen

Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3)

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Douglas Marriner

W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3)

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Justin Levine

Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65)

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Mark Whitfield, Jr.

Sam Lay (Newport Band '65)

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Joshua Crumbley

Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65)

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Felix Lemerle

Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records)

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Malick Koly

Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records)

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Andre Chez Lewis

Paul Griffin (Columbia Records)

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Jimmy Caltrider

Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records)

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Kyle A. Sanna

Patsy Celtic Band Member

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Patrick M. Dennis

Patsy Celtic Band Member

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Sound

Nick Baxter

Patsy Celtic Band Member

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Alan Murray

Musician Outside Viking #1

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Mark Gross

Musician Outside Viking #2

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Andy Stein

Musician Outside Viking #3

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Jean Rohe

Musician Outside Viking #4

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Farley Rene

Texas Prison Working Group #1

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Junior Cius

Texas Prison Working Group #2

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Travis Patton

Texas Prison Working Group #3

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Victor Sho

Texas Prison Working Group #4

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Vincent Mp Filliatre

Texas Prison Working Group #5

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Amos J. Machanic

Texas Prison Working Group #6

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Sunny Jain

Man Playing Tambourine

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James Archie Worley

Vendor Sings Opera

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Stephen Carter Carlsen

Paul Stookey (uncredited)

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Bridget McGarry

Young Woman in Cocktail Dress (uncredited)

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Michael Lepre

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Jon Gennari

Folk Festival Stage Manager (Uncredited)

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John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

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Zack Walker

Newport Resident (uncredited)

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