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Bright Leaves(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-04-28
69%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 48m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Homemade Movies
Movie: Bright Leaves
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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Overview
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.
Release Date
2004-04-28
Average
6.9
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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