Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison

Overview

Cash's concert at Folsom State Prison in California in January 1968 touched a raw nerve in the American psyche and made him a national hero at a troubled time in American history. Using the stark images of rock photographer Jim Marshall, graphic techniques, archive footage and interviews with Merle Haggard, Cash's daughter Rosanne, band members Marshall Grant and WS 'Fluke' Holland, alongside former inmates of the prison, the film documents this explosive concert, the live album that followed and a transformative moment in the lives of Cash, the inmates of Folsom Prison and the American nation in the troubled year of 1968.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 18, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

John Carter Cash,Marshall Grant,Johnny Cash,Rosanne Cash,Jim Marshall,Marty Stuart,Merle Haggard,June Carter Cash

Director

Bestor Cram

Writer

Michael Streissguth

Budget

$717,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1334247