This biographical picture explores the troubled life of blues singer and master guitarist Leadbelly, who developed his style and wrote many of his songs during his frequent stints in prison. Featured performances are "&Rock Island Line" and "&Goodnight Irene". ~ All Movie ...more
MPAA Rating: PG | Year: 1976 | Running Time: 126 minutes
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- Roger E. Mosley - Huddie Ledbetter
- Paul Benjamin - Wes Ledbetter
- Madge Sinclair - Miss Eula
- Alan Manson - Prison Chief Guard
- Albert Hall - Dicklicker
- Art Evans - Blind Lemon Jefferson
- James Brodhead - John Lomax
- Pete Seeger
- John Henry Faulk - Governor Neff
- Vivian Bonnell - Old Lady
- Dana Manno - Margaret Judd
- Timothy Pickard - Gray Man
- Lynn Hamilton - Sally Ledbetter
- Loretta Greene - Lethe
- Gordon Parks - Director
- David Frost - Executive Producer
- Marc Merson - Producer
- Jack Grossberg - Producer
- Ernest Kinoy - Screenwriter
- Sandra Stewart - Costume Designer
- Reuben Watt - First Assistant Director
- Harry Howard - Editor
- Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score)
- Robert F. Boyle - Production Designer
- Bruce Surtees - Cinematographer
- John Kuri - Set Designer
- Gene S. Cantamessa - Sound/Sound Designer
- Doc Wilkinson - Sound/Sound Designer











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