The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
2010The 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.
Acted in
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
Patti Smith
as Self
Frank Stefanko
as Self - Photographer
Garry Tallent
as Self - The E street band
Steven Van Zandt
as Self - The E street band
Max Weinberg
as Self - The E street band
Jon Landau
as Self - Manager-Producer