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Bright Leaves (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Ross McElwee

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
Ed Bivens
R. Bullock
R. Bullock
Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton
Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Alan Gurganus
Alan Gurganus
Steve Herman
Steve Herman
Robbie Lane Jackson
Robbie Lane Jackson
Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King
Mack Lackey
Mack Lackey
Paula Larke
Paula Larke
Jim Lewis
Jim Lewis
James MacDougal
James MacDougal
Emily Madison
Emily Madison
Matti McClain
Matti McClain
Adrian McElwee
Adrian McElwee
John McElwee
John McElwee
Tom McElwee
Tom McElwee
Jamie McPhail
Jamie McPhail
Howard McPherson
Howard McPherson
Kathleen Money
Kathleen Money
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
Jamie Newnam
Jamie Newnam
Vlada Petrić
Vlada Petrić
Jack Rhodes
Jack Rhodes
William E. Smith
William E. Smith
Sherwood Stewart
Sherwood Stewart
Dooley Strange
Dooley Strange
Charleen Swansea
Charleen Swansea
Kerry Walter
Kerry Walter
Ashzi Welborn
Ashzi Welborn
David Williamson
David Williamson
Kitty Fisher
Kitty Fisher

Crews

Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Director
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Director of Photography
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Editor
Ross McElwee
Ross McElwee
Producer
Mark Meatto
Mark Meatto
Co-Editor
Linda Morgenstern
Linda Morgenstern
Associate Producer
Stan Sztaba
Stan Sztaba
Post Production Supervisor
Mark Meatto
Mark Meatto
Post Production Coordinator
Richard Bock
Richard Bock
Sound Mixer
Adrian McElwee
Adrian McElwee
Additional Camera

Posters and backgrounds

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