The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town

Oct 7, 2010

1h 25m

★ 6.8

Overview

The ninety-minute film combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978—including home rehearsals and studio sessions — with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.

Genres

Music

Documentary

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Cast

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Self - Manager 1972-1977

Mike Appel

Self - The E street band

Roy Bittan

Self - The E street band

Clarence Clemons

Self (archive footage)

Obie Dziedzic

Self - The E street band

Danny Federici

Self - Recording engineer

Jimmy Iovine

Self - The E street band

Nils Lofgren

Self - Recording engineer

Thom Panunzio

Self - Mixer

Chuck Plotkin

Self

Patti Scialfa

Self

Toby Scott

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