Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back15

Directed by D.A. Pennebaker | USA | 1967 | 1h 36m

Filmed during Bob Dylan’s 1963 tour of the UK, D.A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking “rockumentary” offers an intimate and unfiltered look at the iconic folk artist at the height of his creative powers. Blending concert footage with candid moments in hotel rooms, tense exchanges with fans and journalists, and evolving interactions with fellow musicians, the film captures Dylan as he navigates a transformative and polarising period in his career—just before his bold shift toward rock music.

Watch Don’t Look Back as part of a double-feature alongside Sam Peckinpah’s Western (co-starring Dylan) Pat Garrett And Billy the Kid. Click here to buy tickets to the double-feature screening.

Reviews

‘It’s hard to say which is more riveting: scenes of Bob Dylan performing such classics as “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” or scenes in which Dylan unleashes his acid tongue on hapless reporters who just want a few good quotes.’
★★★★★
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out

‘As an exercise in the unbelievably cool, DA Pennebaker’s documentary on Bob Dylan’s 1965 tour of England is unparalleled.’ |
★★★★
Kate Muir, The Times

Book tickets

Saturday 11 January

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What else is on?

Today (Friday 10th January)

15:15

How to Make Millions Before Gran 12A
2h 6m | Thai w/ English subtitles
Driven by the promise of a multimillion-dollar inheritance, a young college dropout becomes the caretaker for his terminally ill grandmother. A moving intergenerational drama that became a box office sensation in Southeast Asia.

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18:00

The Order 15
1h 56m
A wave of bombings and bank robberies pulls a seasoned FBI agent (Jude Law) into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a domestic terrorist group in this gripping 1980s-set crime thriller inspired by true events.

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20:30

Queer 18
2h 17m
Daniel Craig stars as an American expatriate living a quiet life in 1960s Mexico, until a young student’s arrival turns his world upside down. Luca Guadagnino directs this sensual adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ cult novel.

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Tomorrow (Saturday 11th January)

13:45

Grand Theft Hamlet 15
1h 31m
During the COVID lockdown, two unemployed actors, frustrated by theatre closures, staged Hamlet in the online world of Grand Theft Auto. This unique documentary captures their effort with unexpectedly moving results.

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16:00

Queer 18
2h 17m
Daniel Craig stars as an American expatriate living a quiet life in 1960s Mexico, until a young student’s arrival turns his world upside down. Luca Guadagnino directs this sensual adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ cult novel.

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19:00

Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back 15
1h 36m
Filmed during Bob Dylan’s 1963 tour of the UK, D.A. Pennebaker’s groundbreaking “rockumentary” offers an intimate and unfiltered look at the iconic folk artist at the height of his creative powers.

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19:00

Bob Dylan Double Feature 18
3h 33m (+ intermission)
With A Complete Unknown in theatres this month, we’re celebrating with a double dose of Dylan! Join us for groundbreaking rockumentary Don’t Look Back followed by Sam Peckinpah’s Western, starring Dylan, Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid.

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21:00

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 18
1h 57m
Set against a haunting soundtrack by co-star Bob Dylan, Sam Peckinpah’s final western is a poignant meditation on integrity and freedom, casting the killing of Billy the Kid as one of the defining death knells of the mythic Old West.

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Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!