Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (2008)

Cash performs a concert for the inmates of California's Folsom Prison, and the show was recorded for a live album.

Director:

Bestor Cram

Writers:

Michael Streissguth, Michael Streissguth (book)

Stars:

Gene Beley, Jim Brown, June Carter Cash

Cast

Credited cast:
Gene Beley	...	Self
Jim Brown	...	Self
June Carter Cash	...	Self (archive footage)
John Carter Cash	...	Self
Johnny Cash	...	Self (archive footage)
Rosanne Cash	...	Self
Millard Dedmon	...	Self
Marshall Grant	...	Self
Earl Green	...	Self
Merle Haggard	...	Self
W.S. Holland	...	Self
John D. Loudermilk	...	Self
Jim Marshall	...	Self
Lou Robin	...	Self
Bruce Sherley	...	Self

Storyline

By 1968, Cash was still a star, but he was a man with sometime to prove as he sought to rise from a career slump brought on by a battle with drugs that took a toll on his body and spirit. That year, Cash performed a concert for the inmates of California's Folsom Prison, and the show was recorded for a live album. Cash delivered one of the greatest performances of his life that day, stark and heartfelt and full of empathy for the broken souls listening to his music, and the album that resulted was a surprise hit, reestablishing Cash as one of country music's most powerful and respected artists.

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Plot Keywords:

concert | 

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Taglines:

Out of Darkness, Comes Light

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Book of Eli (2010)

User Reviews

I liked it

I agreed with all the negative reviews above, but I didn't care. I liked this documentary. It had lots of Johnny Cash music so I was probably going to like it no matter what. But there was more. I thought they did a nice job with using pictures taken from the concerts to tell the story. Sure video would have been nice, but if there wasn't video what they did was at least entertaining.

I agree that some of the animation wasn't always appropriate to the story they were telling, but again, I didn't care. I enjoyed it.

And they told several interesting stories in the course of the documentary. The story of Glen Sherley was very interesting to me and I looked him up and found out a bit more about him. I also enjoyed the comments from Cash's friends and family.

Overall, if you can get past the imperfections that people pointed out above, you're going to enjoy this documentary.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Johnny Cash ja Folsom Prison

Box Office

Budget:

$717,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Northern Light Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (TV)

Color:

Color