The 1970 documentary about the Rolling Stones' Altamont concert is titled Gimme Shelter.
Directed by Albert and David Maysles with Charlotte Zwerin, the film follows the final weeks of the Rolling Stones' 1969 American tour. Its climax is the Altamont Free Concert in California, an event remembered for violence, disorder, and the killing of Meredith Hunter.
Altamont was intended as a major free music festival, but inadequate arrangements and the use of Hells Angels as security contributed to a dangerous atmosphere. The documentary's observational footage captures the tension as fights spread through the crowd and performers struggle to continue.
The title comes from “Gimme Shelter,” the opening song on the Stones' 1969 album Let It Bleed. The film is often grouped with concert documentaries such as Woodstock, but its focus is darker: it examines the collapse of an idealistic counterculture moment.