Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

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Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

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1987,

2h 0m,

Documentary

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Filmed by director Taylor Hackford on the occasion of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, this documentary presents the rock legend performing in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Joined by a number of admiring musicians, notably guitar acolytes Keith Richards and Eric Clapton, Berry runs through his classic hits to an adoring audience. The production also features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Berry and others, providing an in-depth look at the pioneering guitarist and singer.

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Richard Harrington

Washington Post

Sep 10, 2014

Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll is as long and unwieldy as its title, but it's probably the most revealing look we'll ever get of its subject, and the most loving evocation of his music.

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Sep 10, 2014

This portrait of Mr. Berry is downbeat, and in some ways incomplete; it's very different from what might have been expected. But in its own way, Mr. Hackford's film is revealing.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Sep 10, 2014

What one misses most of all are some glimpses of the earlier Chuck Berry, when the intensity of his music and his jackrabbit moves had more satanic majesty; too much of this film shows him at half-throttle.

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Norman Riley

The Crisis

Nov 27, 2023

As informative as it is entertaining.

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Ángel Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

Apr 17, 2020

The director's inhibition paradoxically goes well with Berry's lack of inhibition, and the music as well as certain spontaneous aspects of the odd and strong personality of the legendary musician are there. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 30, 2019

3/4

This isn't a warts-and-all documentary about an often temperamental individual, although some of the warts are exposed.

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Hermione L

Dec 8, 2018

It was worth the price of admission just to see Keith Richards sulking after being yelled at by Chuck Berry.

Anakin S

Mar 24, 2017

What a great movie even if it doesn't go full documentary and instead focuses on the concert series for his B-Day. You still get a sense of him and all his contradictions and it's fascinating watching. Holy crap was Little Richard going nuts in his interview. The man was high or something.

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Filmed by director Taylor Hackford on the occasion of Chuck Berry's 60th birthday, this documentary presents the rock legend performing in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Joined by a number of admiring musicians, notably guitar acolytes Keith Richards and Eric Clapton, Berry runs through his classic hits to an adoring audience. The production also features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Berry and others, providing an in-depth look at the pioneering guitarist and singer.

Director: Taylor Hackford
Producer: Stephanie Bennett, Chuck Berry
Production Co: Delilah Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 2, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $368.5K
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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