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Leadbelly 1976
Drama
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.
Cast
J
James Brodhead
John Lomax
J
John McDonald
Tom Pruitt
L
Leonard Wrentz
Guard
D
Dana Manno
Margaret Judd
W
William Wintersole
Sheriff Gibbons
M
Melba Englander
Evaline
P
Pamela Singleton
Fat Bessie
R
Rozaa Jean
Sugar Tit
N
Nat Williams
Albert
G
George Williams
Shorty
T
Timothy Pickard
Gray Man
R
Rhetta Greene
Lethe
Crew
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Writers
- Ernest Kinoy
- Producers
- Marc Merson
- Executive Producers
- David Frost, Jack Grossberg
- Cinematography
- Bruce Surtees
- Editing
- Moe Howard
- Composer
- Fred Karlin
- Production Design
- Robert F. Boyle
Details
- Release date
- May 28, 1976
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Studios
- David Paradine Productions, Brownstone Productions, Zeeuwse Maatschappij N.V.
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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