Film

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

2000 · 1h 3m · Music · Documentary

IMDb

7.7

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.

John Lennon

Self

Yoko Ono

Self

George Harrison

Self

Phil Spector

Self

Andy Warhol

Self

Miles Davis

Self

Nicky Hopkins

Self

Jim Keltner

Self

Klaus Voormann

Self

Alan White

Self

Mal Evans

Self

• Andrew SoltDirector

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Release date

April 11, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Music, Documentary