Leadbelly (film)

Leadbelly (film)

Infobox Film
name = Leadbelly


image_size =
caption = Wide move poster for "Leadbelly"
director = Gordon Parks
producer = Marc Merson
David Paradine
writer = Ernest Kinoy
narrator =
starring = Roger E. Mosley
music = Fred Karlin
cinematography = Bruce Surtees
editing = Harry Howard
Thomas Penick
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = May 28 1976
runtime = 126 mins.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:28656
imdb_id = 0074781

"Leadbelly" is a 1976 film chronicling the life of folk singer Huddie William Ledbetter (better known as "Leadbelly"). The film was directed by Gordon Parks, and starred Roger E. Mosley in the title role. 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. Before their massive 2002 breakdown, AMC would occasionally air the movie. It has not yet been released on home video.

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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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