television, Dylan withdrew the film from distribution. It was shown in two parts 7–8 July 1980 on German television ZDF; on Finnish television 28 August 1982; 26 December 1983 (Boxing Day) on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The 4-hour version was also shown 29 May 2011 at the Glasgow Film Theatre. Legacy Copies, made from recordings of the television broadcast, circulate among collectors. The only parts of the project to be released widely since its withdrawal are the excerpts found on the bonus DVD accompanying the initial release of Dylan's The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue and in footage that was repurposed for the 2019 pseudo-documentary Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese. Footage from the film also appeared in the music video of Dylan's 1991 song "Series of Dreams". As of 2021, the film has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 38% based on eight critic reviews, with an average rating of 4.5/10. Cast Bob Dylan as Renaldo Sara Dylan as Clara Joan Baez as Woman in White Ronnie Hawkins as Bob Dylan Ronee Blakley as Mrs. Dylan Jack Elliott as Longheno de Castro Harry Dean Stanton as Lafkezio Bob Neuwirth as The Masked Tortilla Allen Ginsberg as The Father David Mansfield as The Son Helena Kallianiotes as Herself Rubin "Hurricane" Carter as Himself Scarlet Rivera as Herself Roger McGuinn as Himself David Blue as Himself Joni Mitchell as Herself Rob Stoner as Himself Steven Soles as Himself Mick Ronson as Security Guard Anne Waldman as Sister of Mercy T-Bone Burnett as The Inner Voice Larry Sloman as Newspaper Man Sam Shepard as Rodeo Howie Wyeth as Himself Arlen Roth as Himself Arlo Guthrie as Mandolin Player Roberta Flack as Guest Artist Phil Ochs as Himself Soundtrack "When I Paint My Masterpiece" performed by Bob Dylan, War Memorial Coliseum, Plymouth, MA, October 31, 1975 "Mississippi Blues" performed by Bob Dylan, Gas Station, Augusta, ME, November 25, 1975 "Kaw-Liga" performed by Bob Dylan, Studio Instrumental Rentals, NYC, October 1975 "Isis" performed by Bob Dylan, Montreal Forum, December 4, 1975 "Ballad in Plain D" performed by Gordon Lightfoot, Studio Instrumental Rentals, NYC, October 1975 "In the Pines" performed by Ronnie Hawkins "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" performed by Bob Dylan, Montreal Forum, December 4, 1975 "Nurse's Song" performed by Allen Ginsberg, Gerdes Folk City, NYC, October 23, 1975 "People Get Ready"