1976 · 126 min · dramat

Leadbelly

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Huddie Ledbetter leaves his father's house just barely into his twenties and arrives at a brothel on Fannin' Street ran by Miss Eula, who nicknames him Leadbelly and has him play at the bar. For a while, she takes care of him until the police arrive, breaking up a party. Leadbelly and an old man escape via a train and Leadbelly buys a twelve-string acoustic guitar from the old man. Seeking work, he takes a job picking cotton. He soon leaves on a train to Silver City where he meets Blind Lemon and they start playing shows together.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Gordon Parks

Główne role: Art Evans jako Blind Lemon Jefferson, Ernie Hudson jako Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson), James Brodhead jako John Lomax, John Henry Faulk jako Gov. Pat Neff, Lynn Hamilton jako Sally Ledbetter, Paul Benjamin jako Wes Ledbetter

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Scenariusz

Ernest Kinoy