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Leadbelly

Directed by Gordon Parks
PG
1976    2h 6mDrama, Biography,
7.250%6.1
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The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.

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Cast of Leadbelly

  • Roger E. MosleyHuddie Ledbetter
  • James BrodheadJohn Lomax
  • Leonard WrentzGuard
  • Ernie HudsonArchie
  • Dana MannoMargaret Judd
  • William WintersoleSheriff Gibbons
  • Paul BenjaminWes Ledbetter
  • Lynn HamiltonSally Ledbetter
  • Carole LamondLaura May
  • Melba EnglanderEvaline
  • Pamela SingletonFat Bessie
  • Rozaa JeanSugar Tit
  • Nat WilliamsAlbert
  • Madge SinclairMiss Eula
  • George WilliamsShorty
  • Timothy PickardGray Man
  • Rhetta GreeneLethe
  • Art EvansBlind Lemon Jefferson
  • William CreamerConductor

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Leadbelly Trivia

Leadbelly was released on May 28, 1976.

Leadbelly was directed by Gordon Parks.

Leadbelly has a runtime of 2 hr 6 min.

Leadbelly was produced by Marc Merson.

The key characters in Leadbelly are Huddie Ledbetter (Roger E. Mosley), John Lomax (James Brodhead), Tom Pruitt (John McDonald).

Leadbelly is rated PG.

Leadbelly is a Drama, Biography, Music film.

Leadbelly has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.

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