Bright Leaves

Bright Leaves

Movie 2004-04-28 1h 48m Documentary
★ 7.0 / 10 · 16 votes

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.

Status
Released
Released
2004-04-28
Runtime
1h 48m
Studios
Channel 4 Television , GBH , Homemade Movies
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Links
IMDb, Wikidata, Letterboxd
Director
Ross McElwee
Cast
Ross McElwee Ross McElwee Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens Ed Bivens
R. Bullock R. Bullock
Jack Clayton Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons Marian Fitz-Simmons
Alan Gurganus Alan Gurganus
Steve Herman Steve Herman
Robbie Lane Jackson Robbie Lane Jackson
Elizabeth King Elizabeth King
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