London is a Swinging City
Director Peter Whitehead
Countries United Kingdom
Duration 70 min
Synopsis
A kaleidoscopic documentary of mid-’60s London featuring a Who’s Who of the Swingin’ London Mod Scene – including Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Christie, David Hockney, Lee Marvin, Allen Ginsberg, Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Small Faces, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones and their enigmatic manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Composed with various movements underscored by music from Pink Floyd to The Rolling Stones. It includes footage of the riot that interrupted the Stones’ 1966 Royal Albert Hall.
A kaleidoscopic documentary of mid-’60s London featuring a Who’s Who of the Swingin’ London Mod Scene – including Michael Caine, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Christie, David Hockney, Lee Marvin, Allen Ginsberg, Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Small Faces, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones and their enigmatic manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Composed with various movements underscored by music from Pink Floyd to The Rolling Stones. It includes footage of the riot that interrupted the Stones’ 1966 Royal Albert Hall.