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Bright Leaves (2004)
Directed by Ross McElwee
Documentary · 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.
Cast
Ross McElwee
Crew
- Director
- Ross McElwee
- Writer
- Ross McElwee
- Director of Photography
- Ross McElwee
- Editor
- Ross McElwee
- Producer
- Ross McElwee
Details
- Release date
- 2004-04-28
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production
- Channel 4 Television, GBH, Homemade Movies