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Leadbelly (1976)

Leadbelly

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PG

2h 6m

Biography, Drama, Musicals

June 4th, 1983

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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.

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Cast

Roger E. Mosley
Huddie Ledbetter
James Brodhead
John Lomax
John McDonald
Tom Pruitt
Leonard Wrentz
Guard
Ernie Hudson
Archie
Dana Manno
Margaret Judd
William Wintersole
Sheriff Gibbons
Paul Benjamin
Wes Ledbetter
Lynn Hamilton
Sally Ledbetter
Carol Lamond
Laura May
Full cast & crew

Directors

Gordon Parks
Full cast & crew

Producers

David Frost
executive producer
Jack Grossberg
executive producer
Marc Merson
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ernest Kinoy
Full cast & crew

Taglines

They chased him down with dogs, chained him in iron, beat him with rawhide, slammed him in the sweatbox. They tried to bury Leadbelly, but Leadbelly wouldn't lie down.
You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!
Meet Leadbelly - A real man who's a winner!

Keywords

murder
1930s
prison
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 4th, 1983 (Italy) (Rete A)
April 7th, 1976 (United States of America) (USA Film Festival) (premiere)
May 28th, 1976 (United States of America) (New York City, New York)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Leadbelly (original title)
Leadbelly (Egypt) (English title)
Leadbelly (Germany)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Austin, Texas, USA
Bastrop, Texas, USA
Calvert, Texas, USA
All Locations

Running Times

126 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

Brownstone Productions (I)
David Paradine Productions
Zeeuwse Maatschappij N.V.
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Paramount Pictures (United States of America)
The Criterion Channel (United States of America) (digital)

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