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Songcatcher

2001 · 1h 49m · Drama · Music

Fall under its spell..

IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
63

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Overview

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted.

Cast

Janet McTeer

Janet McTeer

Professor Lily Penleric, PhD

Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin

Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD

Gregory Russell Cook

Fate Honeycutt

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric

E. Katherine Kerr

E. Katherine Kerr

Harriet Tolliver

Emmy Rossum

Emmy Rossum

Deladis Slocumb

Pat Carroll

Pat Carroll

Viney Butler

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Stephanie Roth Haberle

Alice Kincaid

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Tom Bledsoe

Bart Hansard

Bart Hansard

Hilliard

Erin Blake Clanton

Polly

David Patrick Kelly

David Patrick Kelly

Earl Giddens

Kristin Hall

Isabel

Michael Harding

Michael Harding

Reese Kincaid

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

Dexter Speaks

Iris DeMent

Iris DeMent

Rose Gentry

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
March 1, 2001
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
PG-13
Genres
Drama, Music

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