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7.1/10   154 votes
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Director:
Gordon Parks
Writer:
Ernest Kinoy (writer)
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Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Tagline:
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. more
Plot:
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Filmmaker Gordon Parks Dies at 93
 (From WENN. 8 March 2006)

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Roger E. Mosley ... Huddie Ledbetter
Paul Benjamin ... Wes Ledbetter
Madge Sinclair ... Miss Eula
Alan Manson ... Prison Chief Guard

Albert Hall ... Dicklicker
Art Evans ... Blind Lemon Jefferson
James Brodhead ... John Lomax
John Henry Faulk ... Gov. Neff
Vivian Bonnell ... Old Lady
Dana Manno ... Margaret Judd

Lynn Hamilton ... Sally Ledbetter
Rhetta Greene ... Lethe (as Loretta Greene)
Valerie Odell ... Amy
Rozaa Jean ... Sugar Tit
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Melba Englander ... Evaline
Peter Harrell ... Ally George

Ernie Hudson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Marlin, Texas, USA

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Unforgettable, 11 June 2006
10/10
Author: iguanagal from USA

Truly outstanding performance by Roger Mosely as Leadbelly. A must-see for any music or blues fan. The film takes you back in time, shows the pain, suffering and hardship of the American Black experience, and the music that evolved from that suffering. Most interesting is the explanation for how Leadbelly got his nickname. The film is true to life and captures your attention right from the start - taking you right into Leadbelly's world - one not only filled with very hard times, but the best of American blues roots music. An outstanding biography with excellent acting, GREAT music - an all-in-all unforgettable biography.

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