Bright Leaves
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2004-04-28 • 1h 48m
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.
- Directors
- Ross McElwee
- Editors
- Ross McElwee
Bright Leaves
Visit website2004-04-28 • 1h 48m
6.9/10 • 14
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.
- Directors
- Ross McElwee
- Editors
- Ross McElwee
Top Billed Cast
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Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
R. Bullock
Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Alan Gurganus
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