A Mighty Wind(2003)
Back together for the first time, again.
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
Movie: A Mighty Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jonathan Steinbloom
Alan Barrows
Terry Bohner
Mitch Cohen
Laurie Bohner
Jerry Palter
Mickey Crabbe
Sissy Knox
Mark Shubb
Mike LaFontaine
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Michael McKean and Annette O’Toole on Writing Songs for ‘A Mighty Wind | TCMFF 2023
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