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Leadbelly

Title
Leadbelly / directed by Gordon Parks.
Publication
[Atlantic, GA?] : Blax Film, [2012?]

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Additional Authors
  • Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
  • Mosley, Roger E., 1944-2022
  • Merson, Marc
  • Frost, David, 1939-2013
  • Benjamin, Paul, 1938-2019.
  • Sinclair, Madge.
  • Manson, Alan.
  • Hall, Albert.
  • Evans, Art, 1942-
  • Howard, Harry.
  • Karlin, Fred.
  • Kinoy, Ernest.
  • Harris, HiTide.
  • McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996.
  • Cohen, David Bennett.
  • Terry, Bonny.
  • Rosmini, Dick.
Description
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The film traces the life of blues/folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, better known as Leadbelly, from his late teens to just prior to his release from a second time in prison in the early 30's.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographical films.
  • Feature films.
Note
  • Leadbelly vocals, HiTide Harris ; instrumental soloists, Brownie McGhee, David Cohen, Bonny Terry, and Dick Roshini.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in1976.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Ernest Kinoy ; producer, Marc Merson ; cinematographer, Bruce Surtees ; film editor, Harry Howard ; composer, Fred Karlin ; Paramount Pictures presents a David Frost-Marc Merson production ; a film by Gordon Parks.
Performer (note)
  • Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, Alan Manson, Albert P. Hall, Art Evans.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1947
OCLC
828860754
Title
Leadbelly / directed by Gordon Parks.
Imprint
[Atlantic, GA?] : Blax Film, [2012?]
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD.
Cast
Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, Alan Manson, Albert P. Hall, Art Evans.
Credits
Screenwriter, Ernest Kinoy ; producer, Marc Merson ; cinematographer, Bruce Surtees ; film editor, Harry Howard ; composer, Fred Karlin ; Paramount Pictures presents a David Frost-Marc Merson production ; a film by Gordon Parks.
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Added Author
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, film director.
Mosley, Roger E., 1944-2022, actor.
Merson, Marc, film producer.
Frost, David, 1939-2013, film producer.
Benjamin, Paul, 1938-2019.
Sinclair, Madge.
Manson, Alan.
Hall, Albert.
Evans, Art, 1942-
Howard, Harry.
Karlin, Fred.
Kinoy, Ernest.
Harris, HiTide.
McGhee, Brownie, 1915-1996.
Cohen, David Bennett.
Terry, Bonny.
Rosmini, Dick.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1947
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