This was one of the loose fictionalizationsA Complete UnknowndirectorJames Mangoldembraced for his re-telling of this era of Dylans career.
(Hell, even Dylan was happy to play fast and loose with the facts.
Edward Norton who plays Pete Seeger claimed that Dylan told Mangold he should include onecompletely inaccurate momentin the movie.
Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Edward Norton as Pete Seeger in ‘A Complete Unknown.‘Macall Polay
A Complete Unknownis set to open Christmas Day.