Leadbelly

Leadbelly

1976
2h 6m
6.1

6.1/10

7 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!"

Overview

The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
David Paradine Productions Brownstone Productions Zeeuwse Maatschappij N.V.
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

biography blues music

Quick Facts

Release Date May 28, 1976
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0074781

Cast

Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley

Huddie Ledbetter

James Brodhead
James Brodhead

John Lomax

John McDonald
John McDonald

Tom Pruitt

Leonard Wrentz
Leonard Wrentz

Guard

Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson

Archie

Dana Manno
Dana Manno

Margaret Judd

William Wintersole
William Wintersole

Sheriff Gibbons

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

Wes Ledbetter

Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton

Sally Ledbetter

Carole Lamond
Carole Lamond

Laura May

Melba Englander
Melba Englander

Evaline

Pamela Singleton
Pamela Singleton

Fat Bessie

Key Crew

Ernest Kinoy
Writer
Marc Merson
Producer
Gordon Parks
Director
David Frost
Executive Producer
Jack Grossberg
Executive Producer