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Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

2000 · 1h 3m · Music, Documentary

An instant classic when released in September 1971, John Lennon's Imagine was the ex-Beatle's solo masterpiece, and its musical legacy is matched here by priceless footage of Lennon's creative process, independently edited from original 16-millimeter footage by producer-director Andrew Solt with the hands-off approval of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Incorporating footage from John and Yoko's original film Imagine (clips of which were previously included in the 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon), Gimme Some Truth presents Lennon, Ono, coproducer Phil Spector, and a host of gifted musicians in a fluid context of conflict, community, and craftsmanship. Bearing witness to every stage of the recording process, this 63-minute documentary succeeds as a visual diary, a study of familiar music in its infancy, and a revealing portrait of the then-30-year-old Lennon--from witty clown to confrontational perfectionist--at the peak of his post-Fab Four inspiration.

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Cast

• John Lennon as Self
• Yoko Ono as Self
• George Harrison as Self
• Phil Spector as Self
• Andy Warhol as Self
• Miles Davis as Self
• Nicky Hopkins as Self
• Jim Keltner as Self
• Klaus Voormann as Self
• Alan White as Self
• Mal Evans as Self

Details

Director

Andrew Solt

Released

April 11, 2000

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Music, Documentary

Studio

Andrew Solt Productions

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.5 / 10 from 20 votes