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Walk the Line (2005) -- A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   75,478 votes
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Director:
James Mangold
Writers (WGA):
Johnny Cash (book)
Gill Dennis (written by) ...
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Release Date:
18 November 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Love is a burning thing.
Plot:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 28 wins & 26 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(149 articles)
Johnny Cash, Jane’s Addiction And The Father’s Day Playlist
 (From MTV Newsroom. 19 June 2009, 2:54 PM, PDT)

Witherspoon Picks Roles With Daughter In Mind
 (From WENN. 9 June 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)

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Great film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cash (USA) (original script title)
Walk the Line (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some language, thematic material and depiction of drug dependency.
Runtime:
136 min | 153 min (extended cut)
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Arkansas, USA more

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Trivia:
Waylon Payne originally auditioned for the role of Waylon Jennings (in real life, Jennings was Payne's godfather). However, the director was so impressed by Payne's audition, as well as his fire and spirit, that he cast Payne in the much bigger role of Jerry Lee Lewis. Interestingly enough, the actor who got the role of Waylon Jennings was Waylon's own son, Shooter Jennings. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The "US" collar brass (in-the-circle) seen properly on the collar of the long-sleeve khaki shirt, was not worn on the left side of the overseas cap. Anyone doing so would have been out-of-uniform and subject to disciplinary measures. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Warden: M-Mr. Cash? M-Mr. Cash?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Boogie Blues more

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What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended Cut of Walk the Line?
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180 out of 231 people found the following comment useful:-
Great film, 18 November 2005
9/10
Author: radioriot from United States

Considering the formula junk coming out of Hollywood these days, I was blown away by how good this movie was. The direction was perfect. Using close ups to get us in under the skin of Johnny Cash. And since it was a period piece, he could have bored us with lots of cgi of Memphis and L.A. to take us back in time. Instead he used the actors and the music to take us there. Biopics naturally have a formula to them, but the director and screenwriter did not take us down the track of overly sentimental scenes. These were real and done with a bit of well placed humor. Just like real life. Afterall you still have to follow the real lives of Johnny and June. You can't make it up, just to be original! The movie was also a movie you can take most of the family to. No nudity and sex to SHOW how in love they are, just real dialog...it's nice to hear REAL dialog and not just another chase scene, or four letter word. Yes, some movies need that to tell the story, this one doesn't. This movie goes onto my short list of great biopics, with "Ray". Not much else comes close to Ray or Walk the Line. The true test of any biopics is: can you still understand the plot even if you never heard of the people the movie is about. This movie is a great love story even if you never heard of Johnny and June Cash. Oscars all around I say! Plus I loved the Rockabilly music through out the movie.

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