Eat the Document

Bob Dylan
1972-11-30

Bob Dylan in '66
6.7
52 min

Eat the Document is a documentary of Bob Dylan's 1966 tour of the United Kingdom with the Hawks. It was shot under Dylan's direction by D. A. Pennebaker, whose groundbreaking documentary Dont Look Back chronicled Dylan's 1965 British tour. The film was originally commissioned for the ABC television series Stage '66. Though shooting had completed for the film, Dylan's July 1966 motorcycle accident delayed the editing process. Once well enough to work again, Dylan edited the film himself. ABC rejected the film as incomprehensible for a mainstream audience.

Cast

Name Character Team
Bob Dylan Self Unowned
John Lennon Self Unowned
Robbie Robertson Self Unowned
Richard Manuel Self Unowned
Rick Danko Self Unowned
Garth Hudson Self Unowned
Johnny Cash Self Unowned
Albert Grossman Self Unowned
Bob Neuwirth Self Unowned
Mickey Jones Self Unowned