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Film · 2004
Bright Leaves
1h 48mDirected by Ross McElwee
- Documentary
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
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Cast
Ross McElweeHimself - Narrator (voice)- Brian Baucom
- Susan Bennett
- Ed Bivens
- R. Bullock
- Jack Clayton
- Mary Clayton
- Marian Fitz-Simmons
- Alan Gurganus
- Steve Herman
- Robbie Lane Jackson
- Elizabeth King
Details
- Director
- Ross McElwee
- Writer
- Ross McElwee
- Cinematography
- Ross McElwee
- Editor
- Ross McElwee
- Producer
- Ross McElwee
- Release
- April 28, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Channel 4 Television, GBH, Homemade Movies
Where to watch
Stream
Philo
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Cineverse Amazon Channel
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