Leadbelly
1976
You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!
- Gordon Parks
- 2h 6m
- May 28, 1976 · United States of America
Overview
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 28, 1976
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Cast
- Bill Woodard,Hitide Harris,Roger E. Mosley,Dana Manno,Madge Sinclair,Vivian Bonnell,Drew Thomas,John Keith,Carole Lamond,Rhetta Greeneand 26 more
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Writer
- Ernest Kinoy
- Producer
- Jack Grossberg,Marc Merson,David Frost
- Cinematography
- Bruce Surtees
- Music
- Fred Karlin
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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