Bright Leaves
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- Documentary
Overview
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 28, 2004
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- WGBH,Channel 4 Television,Homemade Movies,GBH
- Cast
- Ross McElwee,Brian Baucom,Susan Bennett,Ed Bivens,R. Bullock,Jack Clayton,Mary Clayton,Marian Fitz-Simmons,Alan Gurganus,Steve Hermanand 29 more
- Director
- Ross McElwee
- Writer
- Ross McElwee
- Producer
- Ross McElwee
- Cinematography
- Ross McElwee
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0372806