The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town
2010•1h 25m•6.8/10
MusicDocumentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.8/10(10)
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.
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
Cast
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Mike Appel
Self - Manager 1972-1977
Roy Bittan
Self - The E street band
Clarence Clemons
Self - The E street band
Obie Dziedzic
Self (archive footage)
Danny Federici
Self - The E street band
Jimmy Iovine
Self - Recording engineer
Nils Lofgren
Self - The E street band
Thom Panunzio
Self - Recording engineer
Chuck Plotkin
Self - Mixer
Patti Scialfa
Self
Toby Scott
Self
Patti Smith
Self
Frank Stefanko
Self - Photographer
Garry Tallent
Self - The E street band
Steven Van Zandt
Self - The E street band
Max Weinberg
Self - The E street band
Jon Landau
Self - Manager-Producer
Recommended
Checking...
Western Stars
2019•
7.0
Checking...
Beastie Boys Story
2020•
7.5
Checking...
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026•
7.3
Checking...
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026•
8.2
Checking...
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026•
8.6
Checking...
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024•
7.9
Checking...
Beatles '64
2024•
6.5
Checking...
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022•
8.5
Checking...
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
2012•
7.3
Checking...
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
2021•
7.8
Checking...
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams
2018•
7.8
Checking...
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026•
8.5
Similar Movies
Checking...
Danny Adler: Trespassin' at King Records - The Last Session on Brewster
2017
Checking...
The Sound of Identity
2020•
5.5
Checking...
Expressa
2022•
10.0
Checking...
Attention Attention
2021•
4.8
Shiny Toy Guns - Setting Sun: Live in San Diego
Checking...
Shiny Toy Guns - Setting Sun: Live in San Diego
2014•
5.2
Checking...
Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes
2018
Checking...
Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?
Outspoken: Music for Free Speech
Checking...
Outspoken: Music for Free Speech
2025
Checking...
Le château d'Hérouville, une folie rock française
2024•
8.5
Checking...
Becoming Led Zeppelin
2025•
7.4
Checking...
Lou. Dantzan jo ta ke, oinak lehertu nahian
2019
Checking...
Afrikaaps
2013