Storyline
Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, a one day festival held September 13, 1969 at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto and attended by some 20,000 people. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The video also features a selection of other acts: Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and Bo Diddley.
Cast & Crew
Eric Clapton
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Lead
Yoko Ono
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Chuck Berry
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Little Richard
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John Lennon
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Bo Diddley
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Klaus Voormann
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. D. A. Pennebaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sweet Toronto is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
