Jimi Hendrix: The Last 24 Hours

Jimi Hendrix: The Last 24 Hours

2004 · 63 min · ★ 8.5 · Documentary, Music

In this documentary film, the final day in the short life of the guitar god Jimi Hendrix is reconstructed using theories swirling around a CIA hit list, Mafia debt, and police surveillance.

Directed by Mike Parkinson · Written by Mike Parkinson

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Duncan Wells Voice (narrator)

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