The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
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.
- Released
- 2010-10-07
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Thom Zimny
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- Bruce Springsteen as Self
- Mike Appel as Self - Manager 1972-1977
- Roy Bittan as Self - The E street band
- Clarence Clemons as Self - The E street band
- Obie Dziedzic as Self (archive footage)
- Danny Federici as Self - The E street band
- Jimmy Iovine as Self - Recording engineer
- Nils Lofgren as Self - The E street band
- Thom Panunzio as Self - Recording engineer
- Chuck Plotkin as Self - Mixer
- Patti Scialfa as Self
- Toby Scott as Self
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