Film
Bright Leaves
2004 · 1h 48m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 85%
- Metacritic
- 79
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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.
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Cast
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
R. Bullock
Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Alan Gurganus
Steve Herman
Robbie Lane Jackson
Elizabeth King
Mack Lackey
Paula Larke
Jim Lewis
James MacDougal
Crew
- Ross McElweeDirector · Director of Photography · Editor · Producer · Writer
Media
Details
- Release date
- April 28, 2004
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Documentary
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