Leadbelly

Leadbelly (1976)

Released: 1976-05-28 Duration: 2hr 6min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.2
You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

David Paradine Productions
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.899

Directed By

Gordon Parks

Crew

Original Music Composer
Fred Karlin
Director of Photography
Bruce Surtees
Production Design
Robert F. Boyle
Writer
Ernest Kinoy
Producer
Marc Merson
Director
Gordon Parks
Set Decoration
John A. Kuri
Editor
Moe Howard
Producer
David Frost

TOP CAST

Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley

Huddie Ledbetter

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

Wes Ledbetter

Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair

Miss Eula

Alan Manson
Alan Manson

Prison Chief Guard

Albert Hall
Albert Hall

Dicklicker

Art Evans
Art Evans

Blind Lemon Jefferson

James Brodhead
James Brodhead

John Lomax

John Henry Faulk
John Henry Faulk

Gov. Pat Neff

Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton

Sally Ledbetter

Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson

Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)

William Wintersole
William Wintersole

Sheriff Gibbons

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