

"The ballad of a true original."
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Bob Dylan

Pete Seeger

Sylvie Russo

Joan Baez

Woody Guthrie

Albert Grossman

Johnny Cash

Bob Neuwirth

Dave Van Ronk

Toshi Seeger

Frank (Lawyer)

Federal Judge

Federal Court Clerk

Cab Driver

Danny Seeger

Tinya Seeger

Mika Seeger

Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager)

Gerdes M.C.

John Hammond

Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician)

Alan Lomax

Gena Russo

Civil Rights Speaker

Mailman

Orderly

Young Musician at Party
Jimmy Dean

Man On Payphone

Tom Wilson

CBS Receptionist

Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel)
Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel)

Harold Levanthal

Peter Yarrow

Street Vendor

Becka

Tilda

Party Guest #1

Party Guest #2

Party Guest #3

Party Guest #4

Party Guest #5

Woman at McAnn's

Sylvie's New Boyfriend

Theodore Bikel

Roy Halee (Engineer)

Mike Bloomfield

Jesse Moffette
Jonah (TV Floor Director)

Al Kooper

Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records)
Newport Cab Driver

Spacey Girl

Kid in Crowd
Girl in Crowd
Newport Festival Fan #1
Newport Festival Fan #2
Newport Festival Fan #3
Newport Festival Fan #4

Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer)

Angry Fan
Maria Muldaur

Sony Terry (Blues Musician)
Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3)
Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3)
W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3)
Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65)
Sam Lay (Newport Band '65)
Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65)
Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records)
Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records)
Paul Griffin (Columbia Records)
Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records)
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Musician Outside Viking #1
Musician Outside Viking #2
Musician Outside Viking #3
Musician Outside Viking #4
Texas Prison Working Group #1
Texas Prison Working Group #2

Texas Prison Working Group #3

Texas Prison Working Group #4

Texas Prison Working Group #5
Texas Prison Working Group #6
Man Playing Tambourine
Vendor Sings Opera

Paul Stookey (uncredited)
Young Woman in Cocktail Dress (uncredited)

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Folk Festival Stage Manager (uncredited)
