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Eat the Document

Eat the Document

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 30, 1972

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

67%

Original Title

Eat the Document

Director

Bob Dylan

Description

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.