Bright Leaves

Name: Bright Leaves
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7

2004 · 108 min

Documentary

★ 7.0

not streaming

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.

Crew

Director Ross McElwee
Writer Ross McElwee
Director of Photography Ross McElwee

Cast

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

Crew

Director — Ross McElwee
Writer — Ross McElwee
Director of Photography — Ross McElwee

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Intermission

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