| Leadbelly | |
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 Wide move poster for Leadbelly |
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| Directed by | Gordon Parks |
| Produced by | Marc Merson David Paradine |
| Written by | Ernest Kinoy |
| Starring | Roger E. Mosley |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
| Editing by | Moe Howard Thomas Penick |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1976 |
| Running time | 126 mins. For the Scottish sports journalist and former footballer see Gordon Parks (footballer Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks ( November 30, 1912 Roger Earl Mosley (born December 18, 1938 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor best known for his role as the helicopter Fred Karlin ( June 16, 1936 - March 26, 2004) was an Oscar -winning American composer of more than one hundred scores for Bruce Surtees ( 27 July 1937, Los Angeles, California USA is an Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated American Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Leadbelly is a 1976 film chronicling the life of folk singer Huddie William Ledbetter (better known as "Leadbelly"). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing The film was directed by Gordon Parks, and starred Roger E. Mosley in the title role. For the Scottish sports journalist and former footballer see Gordon Parks (footballer Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks ( November 30, 1912 Roger Earl Mosley (born December 18, 1938 in Los Angeles California) is an American Actor best known for his role as the helicopter The film focuses on the troubles of Leadbelly's youth in the segregated South including his time in prison, and his efforts to use his music to gain release. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Before their massive 2002 breakdown, AMC would occasionally air the movie. It has not yet been released on home video.
External links
- Leadbelly at the Internet Movie Database
Further reading
Kevles, Barbara. "The Marketing of Leadbelly. " Cineaste Fall 2003: 34-35.
Boyd,III, L. Roi. "Exploring Gordon Parks' "Leadbelly": Thirty Years Later" BTNews Vol. 16, No. 1 Winter/Spring 2006: 15-20.
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