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Leadbelly (1976)

PG · 1976-05-28 · 2h 6m · EN
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You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!

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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Roger E. MosleyRoger E. MosleyHuddie LedbetterPaul BenjaminPaul BenjaminWes LedbetterMadge SinclairMadge SinclairMiss EulaAlan MansonAlan MansonPrison Chief GuardAlbert HallAlbert HallDicklickerArt EvansArt EvansBlind Lemon JeffersonJames BrodheadJames BrodheadJohn LomaxJohn Henry FaulkJohn Henry FaulkGov. Pat NeffLynn HamiltonLynn HamiltonSally LedbetterErnie HudsonErnie HudsonArchie (as Earnest L. Hudson)William WintersoleWilliam WintersoleSheriff Gibbons

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BiographyMusicBlues music

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBiography · Music · Blues MusicDialogue densityDramaDirector preference160872Actor preference118200 · 291722 · 212552Country preferenceUs

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What is Leadbelly about?

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.

How long is Leadbelly?

Leadbelly has a runtime of 126 minutes.

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