'' Gim me Shelter '' is a 1970 British-American documentary film directed by Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin chronicling the last weeks of The Rolling Stones ' 1969 US tour which culminated in the disastrous Altamont Free Concert . The film is named after " Gim me Shelter " , the lead track from the group 's 1969 album '' Let It Bleed '' . '' Gim me Shelter '' was screened out of competition as the opening film of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
1969 US tour
The Rolling Stones American Tour 1969
Gimme Shelter (1970 film)