Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

1968 · 115 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (54 votes)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard · Starring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Anne Wiazemsky
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An exhilarating, provocative motion picture. The Rolling Stones rehearse their latest song, "Sympathy For the Devil," in a London studio. Beginning as a ballad, the track gradually acquires a pulsating groove, which gets Jagger into a rousing vocal display of soulful emotion that Godard captures on film.

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Witness the raw, electrifying birth of a rock anthem. This film plunges you into the studio's creative chaos, capturing the visceral energy of The Rolling Stones as they forge 'Sympathy for the Devil' into a legendary track.

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