Leadbelly (1976)
2h 6m
Running Time
May 28, 1976Release Date
Leadbelly (1976)
2h 6m
Running Time
May 28, 1976Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Roger E. Mosley
Huddie Ledbetter

Paul Benjamin
Wes Ledbetter

Madge Sinclair
Miss Eula

Alan Manson
Prison Chief Guard

Albert Hall
Dicklicker

Art Evans
Blind Lemon Jefferson

James Brodhead
John Lomax

John Henry Faulk
Gov. Pat Neff
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1976
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Content RatingPG
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
biography
blues music
Wiki.
Leadbelly is a 1976 film chronicling the life of blues singer Huddie Ledbetter (better known as "Lead Belly"). The film was directed by Gordon Parks, and starred Roger E. Mosley in the title role. The film focuses on the troubles of Lead Belly's youth in the segregated South including his time in prison, and his efforts to use his music to gain release.
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