Alabama Snake

Original title: Alabama Snake (II)

20202020
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1h 25m

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5.5/10

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Alabama Snake explores the story of Oct. 4, 1991, when a violent crime was reported in the town of Scottsboro, Alabama. Glenn Summerford, a Pentecostal minister, was accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. The details of the investigation and the trial that followed have "haunted Southern Appalachia for decades." Alabama Snake features local historian and folklorist, Thomas Burton, who has spent his life studying the culture, beliefs, and folklore of Pentecostal snake handlers, painting a "Southern Gothic portrait" of Summerford and his tale of demon possession.

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Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!Explores the story of a Pentecostal minister, accused of attempting to murder his wife with a rattlesnake. Based on true events!

IMDb RATING

5.5/10

706

YOUR RATING

Director
- Theo Love
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Stars
- Glenn Summerford(archive footage)
- Darlene Summerford
- Thomas G. Burton

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This crime was also the subject of the books Salvation on Sand Mountain by Dennis Covington (published in 1995 by Da Capo Press / Addison-Wesley and a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction) and The Serpent And The Spirit: Glenn Summerford's Story by Thomas Burton (published in 2004 by the University of Tennessee Press).

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8/10

Strong Narrative Structure

I truly appreciated the organizing structure of this documentary. I found the historical information compelling and the interviews were insightful and seamless.

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