Warming by the Devil's Fire (1 Oct. 2003)

Director:

Charles Burnett

Writer:

Charles Burnett

Stars:

Carl Lumbly, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Nathaniel Lee Jr.

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Carl Lumbly	...	Narrator
Tommy Redmond Hicks	...	Uncle Buddy
Nathaniel Lee Jr.	...	Jr.
Susan McWilliams	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Big Bill Broonzy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Willie Dixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lightnin Hopkins	...	Himself (archive footage)
Son House	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nathaniel Lee Sr.	...	W.C. Handy
Bessie Smith	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dinah Washington	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sonny Boy Williamson	...	Himself

Storyline

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [us]

Country:

Germany UK

Release Date:

1 October 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Cappa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ghost that Jr. saw at the crossroads was played by his own dad, Nathaniel Lee Sr.

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Goofs

Nathaniel Lee Sr. knocked a man out in the Juke Joint and someone caught the man as he was falling. It was suppose to be the other way around, where Nathaniel Lee Sr. got knocked out, but he was too heavy for the man to catch while falling.

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