Bright Leaves (2004)

Directed by Ross McElwee1h 48mDocumentary

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.

Rated
PG
Year
2004
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
28 April 2004
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7.0 (16)
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Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
B
Brian Baucom
S
Susan Bennett
E
Ed Bivens
R
R. Bullock
J
Jack Clayton
M
Mary Clayton
M
Marian Fitz-Simmons
A
Alan Gurganus
S
Steve Herman
R
Robbie Lane Jackson
E
Elizabeth King
M
Mack Lackey
P
Paula Larke
J
Jim Lewis
J
James MacDougal
E
Emily Madison
M
Matti McClain
Adrian McElwee
Adrian McElwee
J
John McElwee
T
Tom McElwee
J
Jamie McPhail
H
Howard McPherson
K
Kathleen Money
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
J
Jamie Newnam
V
Vlada Petrić
J
Jack Rhodes
W
William E. Smith
S
Sherwood Stewart
D
Dooley Strange
Charleen Swansea
Charleen Swansea
K
Kerry Walter
A
Ashzi Welborn
D
David Williamson
K
Kitty Fisher
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
(archive footage)
M
Marilyn Levine
R
Ross McElwee Jr.

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