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| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | John R. Cash | |
| Reese Witherspoon | ... | June Carter | |
| Ginnifer Goodwin | ... | Vivian Cash | |
| Robert Patrick | ... | Ray Cash | |
| Dallas Roberts | ... | Sam Phillips | |
| Dan John Miller | ... | Luther Perkins | |
| Larry Bagby | ... | Marshall Grant | |
| Shelby Lynne | ... | Carrie Cash | |
| Tyler Hilton | ... | Elvis Presley | |
| Waylon Payne | ... | Jerry Lee Lewis (as Waylon Malloy Payne) | |
| Shooter Jennings | ... | Waylon Jennings | |
| Sandra Ellis Lafferty | ... | Maybelle Carter | |
| Dan Beene | ... | Ezra Carter | |
| Clay Steakley | ... | W.S. 'Fluke' Holland | |
| Johnathan Rice | ... | Roy Orbison | |
| Johnny Holiday | ... | Carl Perkins | |
| Ridge Canipe | ... | Young J.R. | |
| Lucas Till | ... | Young Jack Cash | |
| Carly Nahon | ... | Young Reba Cash | |
| McGhee Monteith | ... | Reba Cash | |
| Wyatt Entrekin | ... | Tommy Cash at 5 | |
| Hailey Anne Nelson | ... | Rosanne Cash | |
| Kerris Dorsey | ... | Kathy Cash | |
| Delaney Keefe | ... | Cindy Cash (as Delaney Marie Keefe) | |
| Victoria Hester | ... | Carlene Carter | |
| Deborah Rawlings | ... | Diner Waitress | |
| James DeForest Parker | ... | Inmate | |
| James Keach | ... | Warden | |
| Davielle Boyce | ... | Maid at Door | |
| Glenn Alan Gardner | ... | Texarkana Stage Manager (as Alan Gardner) | |
| Danny Vinson | ... | Texarkana MC | |
| Dave McPhail | ... | Armory MC | |
| Bob King | ... | Armory Stage Manager | |
| Natalie Canerday | ... | Lady in the Aisle | |
| Rhoda Griffis | ... | Five and Dime Manager | |
| Jeff Bailey | ... | El Paso Taxi Driver | |
| Ross Harkins | ... | Record Executive | |
| J.D. Evermore | ... | F.B.I. Man | |
| Helen Ingebritsen | ... | Bank Teller | |
| J.W. Williams | ... | Pill Man | |
| Shane Bowen | ... | JR's Agent | |
| Tim Ware | ... | A & R Man #1 | |
| Dolan Wilson | ... | A & R Man #2 | |
| J. Allen Scott | ... | Dyess Doctor | |
| Clare Grant | ... | Lissome Girl (as Clare Johnson) | |
| Michael Ingersoll | ... | Donzil | |
| Carter Thrower | ... | Sheriff | |
| J.P. McNeely | ... | Musician (as Jean-Paul McNeely) | |
| Brian Deas | ... | NCO | |
| Glenda Pannell | ... | Neighbor Woman | |
| Amy Lavere | ... | Wanda (as Amy Kudela) | |
| Tracee Mae Miller | ... | Birdie Perkins (as Tracee Miller) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ken Axmaker Jr. | ... | Record Company Executive / Reporter (uncredited) | |
| David Caffey | ... | Record Company Executive (uncredited) | |
| John Carter Cash | ... | Bob Neal (uncredited) | |
| Mark Alan Compton | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Brian Crider | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Richard Crowe | ... | Service Station Guy (uncredited) | |
| Gordon Dexheimer | ... | Folsom Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Josh Driver | ... | Cash's Stagehand (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Droke | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Evans | ... | Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited) | |
| Geoff Falk | ... | Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited) | |
| Jan Falk | ... | Lady at the Five & Dime (uncredited) | |
| Marc Farley | ... | Ferlin (uncredited) | |
| Gavin Lindsay Goode | ... | Prison Guard Sniper (uncredited) | |
| Melissa Goodwin | ... | Flight Attendant (uncredited) | |
| Cody Hanford | ... | Tommy Cash Age 9 (uncredited) | |
| Selene C. Hawks | ... | Girl at Bus (uncredited) | |
| L. Michele Hester | ... | Columbia Records Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Kimberly Hill | ... | Concert Goer (uncredited) | |
| Hunter Ian | ... | Featured Extra (uncredited) | |
| Nichole Jackson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Laurie Johnson | ... | Church Lady (uncredited) | |
| Jason Lewin | ... | Band member (uncredited) | |
| Katie Lindsey | ... | Rosey Nix (uncredited) | |
| Mathew Luschek | ... | Businessman #2 in Bathroom (uncredited) | |
| Donald Meyers | ... | Record Company Executive (uncredited) | |
| Mike Montgomery | ... | Man in Aisle (uncredited) | |
| Vince Palazola | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Rich Parham | ... | Salesman / Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Chris Plumlee | ... | Stage Hand (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Scroggs | ... | Press Photographer (uncredited) | |
| Brittany Shaw | ... | Etta Grant (uncredited) | |
| Ben Taylor | ... | Jack the Drunk (uncredited) | |
| Frank Hoyt Taylor | ... | Passionate Preacher (uncredited) | |
| Matt Taylor | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Danny Thomas | ... | Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Sheila Thomas | ... | Girl in Crowd (uncredited) | |
| Jim Wright | ... | Military Supervisor (uncredited) | |
| R. Elkins Wright | ... | John's Friend Randy (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| James Mangold | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Johnny Cash | (book "Man in Black") | |
| Johnny Cash | (book "Cash: The Autobiography") and | |
| Patrick Carr | (book "Cash: The Autobiography") uncredited | |
| Gill Dennis | (written by) & | |
| James Mangold | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Alan C. Blomquist | .... | executive producer | |
| John Carter Cash | .... | executive producer | |
| James Keach | .... | producer | |
| Cathy Konrad | .... | producer | |
| Lou Robin | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| T-Bone Burnett | (as T Bone Burnett) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Phedon Papamichael | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael McCusker | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lisa Beach | |||
| Sarah Katzman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| David J. Bomba | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John R. Jensen | |||
| Rob Simons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Carla Curry | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Arianne Phillips | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jennifer Albada | .... | makeup artist | |
| Deborah Ball | .... | hair stylist | |
| Gloria Belz | .... | makeup artist | |
| Melinda Dunn | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Jane Galli | .... | makeup department head | |
| Kathrine Gordon | .... | hair department head | |
| Sandy Jo Johnston | .... | makeup artist | |
| Adruitha Lee | .... | hair stylist | |
| Patricia McAlhany Glasser | .... | hair stylist | |
| Lori McCoy-Bell | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Anne Morgan | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Witherspoon | |
| Judy Ponder-Patton | .... | makeup artist (as Judy S. Ponder) | |
| Scott H. Reeder | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Barbara Sanders | .... | hair stylist | |
| Betty Lou Skinner | .... | hair stylist | |
| Michelle Vittone | .... | key makeup artist (as Michelle Vittone-McNeil) | |
| Brad Wilder | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Witherspoon | |
| Beka Wilson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Bert Reo Anderson | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Linda Boykin-Williams | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Donna M. Premick | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Jami Ross | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Tony Ward | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Alan C. Blomquist | .... | unit production manager | |
| Aaron Downing | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Gina Fortunato | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rosemary C. Cremona | .... | additional second assistant director (as Rosemary Cremona) | |
| Stephen P. Dunn | .... | first assistant director | |
| Nicholas Mastandrea | .... | additional first assistant director | |
| Paul Byrne Prenderville | .... | second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville) | |
| John R. Saunders | .... | second second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Ted Caplan | .... | sound designer | |
| Derek Casari | .... | foley engineer | |
| Kelly Doran | .... | sound utility | |
| Dawn Fintor | .... | foley artist | |
| Tim Gomillion | .... | sound recordist | |
| Doug Hemphill | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill) | |
| Warren Hendriks | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Mildred Iatrou | .... | dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan) | |
| Peter F. Kurland | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Kimberly Ellen Lowe | .... | dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt) | |
| Paul Massey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Murray | .... | supervising foley editor | |
| Steve F. Price | .... | foley editor (as Steve Price) | |
| Charleen Richards | .... | adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves) | |
| Dennis Rogers | .... | sound recordist | |
| Monique Salvato | .... | first sound assistant | |
| Brian Seagrave | .... | audio post-conform | |
| Greg Steele | .... | adr mixer | |
| William Stein | .... | re-recording engineer | |
| Alicia Stevenson | .... | foley artist | |
| Donald Sylvester | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Paul Urmson | .... | additional sound effects editor | |
| Anthony Woodman | .... | sound librarian | |
| Mark Zimbicki | .... | boom operator | |
| Greg Zimmerman | .... | adr recordist | |
| John Soukup | .... | sound transfer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Robert Bolanowski | .... | special effects technician | |
| Ron Bolanowski | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Adruitha Lee | .... | colorist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Julia Frey | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Paul Graff | .... | compositing supervisor | |
| Robert Stromberg | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Duke Walker | .... | computer renderer | |
Stunts | |||
| Brian Avery | .... | stunts | |
| Rick Avery | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Jack Lofton | .... | stunts | |
| Katie Lofton | .... | stunts | |
| Heidi Pascoe | .... | stunts | |
| Heidi Pascoe | .... | stunt double: Reese Witherspoon (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Charla Bowersox | .... | casting assistant | |
| Janelle Cochrane | .... | casting associate | |
| Shirley Fulton Crumley | .... | location casting | |
| Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson | .... | adr voice casting | |
| David S. Merrill | .... | extras casting | |
| Nicholas Ross | .... | casting assistant | |
| Brittany Shaw | .... | location casting assistant | |
| Christian Kaplan | .... | executive in charge of casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Wendy M. Craig | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Tangi Crawford | .... | key costumer | |
| Lorraine Crossman | .... | set costumer | |
| Christy Hebert Crouch | .... | costume production assistant | |
| David Fernandez | .... | set costumer | |
| L. Kellie Hicks | .... | costumer | |
| Rhonda Keaton | .... | costumer | |
| Pam Lisenby | .... | tailor | |
| Natasha Paczkowski | .... | costume manufacturing foreperson | |
| Marcy Rector | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Carlos Rosario | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Sanford Slepak | .... | costumer | |
| Rachel A. Walker | .... | costumer | |
| Andrea E. Weaver | .... | costumer | |
| Joulles Wright | .... | set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Marisa Clayton | .... | post-production Coordinator: Modern VideoFilm | |
| Sara Cueva | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Finley | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Quincy Z. Gunderson | .... | associate editor | |
| George Missor | .... | epk assistant editor | |
| Kay Sievert | .... | colorist: dailies | |
| Michael Hatzer | .... | film color timer (uncredited) | |
| Lonnie A. Mathes | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jim Passon | .... | film color timer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bunny Andrews | .... | music editor | |
| Christine Bergren | .... | additional music clearance | |
| T-Bone Burnett | .... | executive music producer | |
| Terry Delsing | .... | music editor | |
| Art Ford | .... | music consultant | |
| Mike Knobloch | .... | music executive | |
| Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Frank Wolf | .... | score mixer | |
| Christopher Ward | .... | music arranger (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael Allegro | .... | production van driver operator | |
| Daniel Davis | .... | driver: base camp generator | |
| Monte Emery | .... | transportation | |
| John Lybrand | .... | transportation captain | |
| Vicki Lybrand | .... | transportation dispatcher | |
| Steve Moffit | .... | local transportation captain | |
| Hall Prewitt | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Dusty Saunders | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Debbie Bowden | .... | driver (uncredited) | |
| Brita McCollough | .... | driver: cast trailer (uncredited) | |
| Ralph W. Page | .... | cast trailer driver (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jacob Bartol | .... | production assistant | |
| Dawn Blacksten | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Roy Bogy | .... | production secretary | |
| Susannah Brengel | .... | production accountant | |
| Stephen Bridgewater | .... | drama coach | |
| Trent Broin | .... | production assistant | |
| Tom Carson | .... | assistant production coordinator: additional photography | |
| Robin Citrin | .... | location manager | |
| Parry Creedon | .... | assistant: Ms. Konrad | |
| April M. Deen | .... | assistant: Ms. Witherspoon | |
| Deborah Dismukes | .... | assistant: Mr. Blomquist (as Deborah J. Dismukes) | |
| Josh Driver | .... | stand-in | |
| Fletcher Elkington | .... | set production assistant | |
| Pamela Erwin | .... | stand-in | |
| Evan Feuerman | .... | assistant post-production accountant | |
| Carey Field | .... | set production assistant | |
| Sam Fleming | .... | production assistant | |
| Sarah Fleming | .... | production assistant | |
| Samuel V. Franco | .... | radio programmer and spots | |
| Corey Garnett | .... | technology consultant | |
| Jeffrey Gladu | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Reva Grantham | .... | craft service | |
| Matthew K. Grigsby | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Carla Hacken | .... | studio executive: Fox 2000 | |
| Marie Healy | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Michael E. Jacobson | .... | production assistant | |
| Adam Karasick | .... | assistant: Mr. Mangold | |
| Richard Keith | .... | assistant: Mr. Keach | |
| Martin Lane | .... | location assistant | |
| L. Levin | .... | publicist | |
| Susan L. Levin | .... | unit publicist | |
| Natalie Mathes | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Caitlin McFarland | .... | production intern | |
| F. Ron Miller | .... | title designer | |
| Pamela Palmer-DoQui | .... | assistant: Ms. Witherspoon (as Pamela Palmer Doqui) | |
| Debra Pearl | .... | assistant: Mr. Keach | |
| Shannon D. Roddy | .... | set production assistant | |
| Robert Saba | .... | location scout | |
| Scott Sapire | .... | assistant: Mr. Mangold | |
| Sara Scarritt | .... | production coordinator | |
| Jenny Siff | .... | production staff | |
| Brett P. Smith | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Sharon Steinhauser | .... | assistant: Ms. Konrad | |
| Jack Stern | .... | studio teacher | |
| Joe Suffredini | .... | falconer | |
| Eric Brice Swartz | .... | office production assistant | |
| Birdie Talanca | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Andrew Trosmans | .... | research consultant | |
| Mark Van Horne | .... | laboratory contact | |
| Lisa Vijitchanton | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Sheila Waldron | .... | script supervisor | |
| John R. Whitehead | .... | production assistant | |
| Dalton Cole Young | .... | set production assistant | |
| Allen O. Battle III | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Brian J. McNamara | .... | opening tiles, locators, end credits (uncredited) | |
| F. Ron Miller | .... | graphic artist: main titles (uncredited) | |
| Howard R. Schuster | .... | financing (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| John A. Elkington | .... | special thanks | |
| Nathan Lux | .... | special thanks | |
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I've long thought that James Mangold was one of the most underrated American directors; while other acclaimed auteurs like Wes Anderson and David Gordon Green have made names for themselves by essentially repeating themselves with each film, Mangold has attracted considerably less attention for actually having the gall to show some range. Like the great directors of the Hollywood studio system, Mangold shows visual and narrative skill across a wide array of genres: character-driven crime (COPLAND); horror (IDENTITY); issue-oriented drama (GIRL INTERRUPTED), etc. What each of these films shares in common is a stunningly elegant and expressive visual style, an attention to character reminiscent of Renoir, and an economy of storytelling that would make Howard Hawks envious.
Now Mangold has delivered his masterpiece, and it's the best studio release I've seen so far this year. WALK THE LINE, Mangold's story of the relationship between Johnny Cash and June Carter, is deliriously romantic, exhiliratingly entertaining (as a musical it invites and earns comparison with the best of Vincente Minelli), and profoundly moving--all set to a spectacular soundtrack. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon are both brilliant as Cash and Carter, but not only in the ways you would expect. Their most impressive achievement is to convincingly portray two people falling in love in a manner that's sincere and sweet but never cheaply sentimental. This is the most unabashedly romantic American movie since THE NOTEBOOK, but it's totally authentic and lacking in melodrama; the subtlety with which Mangold and his performers delineate the one step forward, two steps back nature of Cash and Carter's love affair is staggering. Phoenix is particularly brilliant, not only in the romantic scenes but in moments in which Cash discusses his brother's early death; in these scenes the major tragedies of both the character and the performer's lives merge in a way that is heartbreakingly real. And the movie gets across the intoxicating nature of creative collaboration between two people in love better than any film I've ever seen--perhaps no coincidence given that Mangold and his closest collaborator, producer Cathy Konrad, are married. I could (and will) go on about this movie for hours, but let's just say that it's the movie to beat for the rest of the year.