The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
Thom Zimny2010-10-07
6.5
85 min
The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Bruce Springsteen | Self | Unowned |
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Mike Appel | Self - Manager 1972-1977 | Unowned |
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Roy Bittan | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Clarence Clemons | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Obie Dziedzic | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Danny Federici | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Jimmy Iovine | Self - Recording engineer | Unowned |
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Nils Lofgren | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Thom Panunzio | Self - Recording engineer | Unowned |
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Chuck Plotkin | Self - Mixer | Unowned |
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Patti Scialfa | Self | Unowned |
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Toby Scott | Self | Unowned |
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Patti Smith | Self | Unowned |
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Frank Stefanko | Self - Photographer | Unowned |
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Garry Tallent | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Steven Van Zandt | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Max Weinberg | Self - The E street band | Unowned |
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Jon Landau | Self - Manager-Producer | Unowned |