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Once Were Brothers

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

Director

Daniel Roher

Year

Genre

documentary, biography, history

Box Office

$449,561

Production

Bell Media,White Pine Pictures,Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs,Universal Music Canada,Imagine Entertainment

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations

Themselves

Self

Robbie Robertson

Self

Bruce Springsteen

Self - Bass and Vocals, The Band

Self - Vocals and Drums, The Band

Self - Piano and Vocals, The Band

Self

Self

Self

Martin Scorsese

Self

Self - Robbie's Mother

Rosemarie 'Dolly' Robertson

Self

Self - Co-Founder, Rolling Stone Magazine

Self

Self - Robbie's Father

Self - Robbie's Biological Father

Alexander Klegerman

Self - Robbie's Uncle

Natie Klegerman

Self - Robbie's Uncle

Morrie Klegerman

Self - Guitar Player

Self - Singer

Self

Self - Blues Singer

Self - Drummer, The Hawks

Self

George Harrison

Self - Robbie's Wife

Dominique Robertson

Self - Bob Dylan's Manager, 1962 - 1970

Albert Grossman

Self - Producer, Music from Big Pink & The Band

Self - Photographer

Self

Self - Road Manager, The Band

Self

Self - Guitarist, Friend of Levon Helm

Self - Concert Promoter

Self - Equipment Manager, 1969-1973

Self - Photographer

Self - Music and Film Producer

Self - Guitarist, Friend of Levon Helm

Self - Musician

Themselves

Self

Self

Self - Gift from Bob Dylan

Self - Musician

Jerry Lee Lewis

Self

Self - Country Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Country Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Sonny Boy Williamson

Self - Musician

Self

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(amplifier buzzing) - Once Were Brothers

(amplifier buzzing)

Robbie Robertson: I don't have
much of a process of, like, - Once Were Brothers

Robbie Robertson: I don't have much of a process of, li...

* ("I Heard You Paint Houses"
by Robbie Robertson plays) * - Once Were Brothers

* ("I Heard You Paint Houses" by Robbie Robertson ...

When you talk
about songs that are - Once Were Brothers

When you talk about songs that are

When I stumbled onto this song,
"Once Were Brothers"... - Once Were Brothers

When I stumbled onto this song, "Once Were Brothers&quo...

It really did, for me, - Once Were Brothers

It really did, for me,

* Once were brothers * - Once Were Brothers

* Once were brothers *

It was so beautiful it went up in flames - Once Were Brothers

It was so beautiful it went up in flames

* When I get off
of this mountain * - Once Were Brothers

* When I get off of this mountain *

Simply their name,
The Band, that was it. - Once Were Brothers

Simply their name, The Band, that was it.

* Up on Cripple Creek
She sends me - Once Were Brothers

* Up on Cripple Creek She sends me

* She mends me
I don't have to speak * - Once Were Brothers

* She mends me I don't have to speak *

To have any one of those guys
would be the foundation - Once Were Brothers

To have any one of those guys would be the foundation

* That's when
That little love of mine * - Once Were Brothers

* That's when That little love of mine *

This... just didn't
seem like anything else. - Once Were Brothers

This... just didn't seem like anything else.

Taj Mahal: No one sounded
like those guys. You know, - Once Were Brothers

Taj Mahal: No one sounded like those guys. You know,

* She defends me
A drunkard's dream * - Once Were Brothers

* She defends me A drunkard's dream *

Robbie: I think about Levon, - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: I think about Levon,

* Oh, I could
get you with my yodel, I go * - Once Were Brothers

* Oh, I could get you with my yodel, I go *

* No, no, no, no, no * - Once Were Brothers

* No, no, no, no, no *

(film projector whirring) - Once Were Brothers

(film projector whirring)

Robbie: Since I was a kid,
I see stories - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: Since I was a kid, I see stories

These stories are powerful, - Once Were Brothers

These stories are powerful,

Maybe that's
because my upbringing was - Once Were Brothers

Maybe that's because my upbringing was

My mother was born and raised - Once Were Brothers

My mother was born and raised

When she was
around 16 years old, - Once Were Brothers

When she was around 16 years old,

- (streetcar clanking)
- (vehicles honking) - Once Were Brothers

- (streetcar clanking) - (vehicles honking)

It seemed like every day, - Once Were Brothers

It seemed like every day,

And I could sit
in the middle of this, - Once Were Brothers

And I could sit in the middle of this,

My parents got me
a little guitar - Once Were Brothers

My parents got me a little guitar

I already know - Once Were Brothers

I would practice - Once Were Brothers

I would practice

I don't know for sure - Once Were Brothers

I don't know for sure

And then we crossed
into a time zone - Once Were Brothers

And then we crossed into a time zone

* ("Johnny B. Goode"
by Chuck Berry plays) * - Once Were Brothers

* ("Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry plays) *

Overnight, out of nowhere, - Once Were Brothers

Overnight, out of nowhere,

* Deep down in Louisiana
Close to New Orleans * - Once Were Brothers

* Deep down in Louisiana Close to New Orleans *

Like, it just cut
against the grain - Once Were Brothers

Like, it just cut against the grain

Jann Wenner: You know,
it's raw, it's loud, - Once Were Brothers

Jann Wenner: You know, it's raw, it's loud,

You know, the guitar sound is
loud and thrilling. - Once Were Brothers

You know, the guitar sound is loud and thrilling.

Springsteen: It immediately - Once Were Brothers

Springsteen: It immediately

Robbie: I thought of it - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: I thought of it

Little Richard: * Lucille * - Once Were Brothers

Little Richard: * Lucille *

Fats Domino:
* I'm walkin', yes indeed * - Once Were Brothers

Fats Domino: * I'm walkin', yes indeed *

You could bowl for free
all you wanted, right?" - Once Were Brothers

You could bowl for free all you wanted, right?"

I saw something else,
and the lights - Once Were Brothers

I saw something else, and the lights

Within a couple years,
we were getting somewhere, - Once Were Brothers

Within a couple years, we were getting somewhere,

A local DJ booked us to open - Once Were Brothers

A local DJ booked us to open

* ("Baby Jean" by Ronnie Hawkins
and the Hawks plays) * - Once Were Brothers

* ("Baby Jean" by Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks pla...

- * Baby Jean, Baby Jean *
- * Baby Jean * - Once Were Brothers

- * Baby Jean, Baby Jean * - * Baby Jean *

* My baby * - Once Were Brothers

We figured, Canada is the
wilderness, they've still got - Once Were Brothers

We figured, Canada is the wilderness, they've still got

Then Ronnie Hawkins
and the Hawks take - Once Were Brothers

Then Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks take

* ...back home * - Once Were Brothers

* ...back home *

The piano player would be - Once Were Brothers

The piano player would be

There was a guy playing drums - Once Were Brothers

There was a guy playing drums

Helm: Well, I started with
Ronnie when I was trying - Once Were Brothers

Helm: Well, I started with Ronnie when I was trying

We hit the road,
played around for years, - Once Were Brothers

We hit the road, played around for years,

* That'd be the very thing
That'd suit you... * - Once Were Brothers

* That'd be the very thing That'd suit you... *

(audience applauds and cheers) - Once Were Brothers

(audience applauds and cheers)

I wanted to help out
in any way I could, - Once Were Brothers

I wanted to help out in any way I could,

* ("Boba Lou"
by Robbie Robertson plays) * - Once Were Brothers

* ("Boba Lou" by Robbie Robertson plays) *

* Boba Lou... * - Once Were Brothers

* Boba Lou... *

Robbie: One day,
I heard Ronnie Hawkins - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: One day, I heard Ronnie Hawkins

I need some songs." - Once Were Brothers

I need some songs."

* I will love her
Till my dying day * - Once Were Brothers

* I will love her Till my dying day *

I recorded two of said songs
on my album - Once Were Brothers

I recorded two of said songs on my album

His mother, Dolly, - Once Were Brothers

His mother, Dolly,

* Boba Lou... * - Once Were Brothers

* Boba Lou... *

My father, Jim Robertson, - Once Were Brothers

My father, Jim Robertson,

And one day she said to me, - Once Were Brothers

And one day she said to me,

And maybe I should've
told you this before, - Once Were Brothers

And maybe I should've told you this before,

I... What do you mean,
he's not my real father?" - Once Were Brothers

I... What do you mean, he's not my real father?"

Robbie: My mother says, - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: My mother says,

He's Jewish." - Once Were Brothers

They bring me into their world - Once Were Brothers

They bring me into their world

I met his uncle who'd been
in the penitentiary - Once Were Brothers

I met his uncle who'd been in the penitentiary

Robbie: Through these
relatives of mine, - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: Through these relatives of mine,

When I told the Klegermans - Once Were Brothers

When I told the Klegermans

Ronnie Hawkins says, "I want
you to come down to Arkansas - Once Were Brothers

Ronnie Hawkins says, "I want you to come down to Arkans...

I sold my '56 Stratocaster, - Once Were Brothers

I sold my '56 Stratocaster,

I'm going
to the Mississippi Delta, - Once Were Brothers

I'm going to the Mississippi Delta,

"This is it, this is it.
I've gotta make this work." - Once Were Brothers

"This is it, this is it. I've gotta make this work...

* You got to help me, baby * - Once Were Brothers

* You got to help me, baby *

And it's heavy, - Once Were Brothers

And it's heavy,

Helm: Growin' up there
in the Delta, - Once Were Brothers

Helm: Growin' up there in the Delta,

Our jukeboxes and radios - Once Were Brothers

Our jukeboxes and radios

I consider
myself fortunate to have - Once Were Brothers

I consider myself fortunate to have

Hawkins: Robbie was - Once Were Brothers

Hawkins: Robbie was

Robbie: Finally, Ronnie says, - Once Were Brothers

Robbie: Finally, Ronnie says,

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A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Daniel Roher

Writer: Daniel Roher

Production: Bell Media,White Pine Pictures,Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs,Universal Music Canada,Imagine Entertainment

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 61/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $449,561

Released: 21 Feb 2020

Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations

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