Bright Leaves
6.9
2004-04-28
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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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.
Released
2004-04-28
Runtime
108
Director
Ross McElwee
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Documentary
Language
English
Production
Channel 4 Television
GBH
Homemade Movies
Casts
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Brian Baucom
Brian BaucomSusan Bennett
Susan BennettEd Bivens
Ed BivensR. Bullock
R. BullockJack Clayton
Jack ClaytonMary Clayton
Mary ClaytonMarian Fitz-Simmons
Marian Fitz-SimmonsAlan Gurganus
Alan GurganusSteve Herman
Steve HermanRobbie Lane Jackson
Robbie Lane JacksonElizabeth King
Elizabeth KingMack Lackey
Mack LackeyPaula Larke
Paula LarkeJim Lewis
Jim LewisJames MacDougal
James MacDougalEmily Madison
Emily MadisonMatti McClain
Matti McClainAdrian McElwee
Adrian McElweeJohn McElwee
John McElweeTom McElwee
Tom McElweeJamie McPhail
Jamie McPhailHoward McPherson
Howard McPhersonKathleen Money
Kathleen Money
Patricia Neal
Patricia NealJamie Newnam
Jamie NewnamVlada Petrić
Vlada PetrićJack Rhodes
Jack RhodesWilliam E. Smith
William E. SmithSherwood Stewart
Sherwood StewartDooley Strange
Dooley Strange
Charleen Swansea
Charleen SwanseaKerry Walter
Kerry WalterAshzi Welborn
Ashzi WelbornDavid Williamson
David WilliamsonKitty Fisher
Kitty Fisher
Gary Cooper
Gary CooperMarilyn Levine
Marilyn LevineRoss McElwee Jr.
Ross McElwee Jr.