Bright Leaves (2004)
1h 48m
Running Time
April 28, 2004Release Date
Bright Leaves (2004)
1h 48m
Running Time
April 28, 2004Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
Ross McElwee travels through the North Carolina tobacco belt in search of the ancient southern traditions associated with tobacco growing and use, while comparing his filmmaking to commercial cinema, represented by Bright Leaf, a melodrama directed by Michael Curtiz in 1950, starring Gary Cooper, apparently based on the life of his great-grandfather.
Where to Watch.


Currently Bright Leaves is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: OVID, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Ross McElwee
Himself - Narrator (voice) / Director / Director of Photography / Editor / Producer

Brian Baucom

Allan Gurganus
Self

Susan Bennett

Ed Bivens

R. Bullock

Jack Clayton

Mary Clayton

Marian Fitz-Simmons

Alan Gurganus

Steve Herman

Robbie Lane Jackson

Gary Cooper
(archive footage)

Mark Meatto
Co-Editor / Post Production Coordinator

Linda Morgenstern
Associate Producer

Stan Sztaba
Post Production Supervisor

Richard Bock
Sound Mixer

Ross McElwee Jr.

Paula Larke

Elizabeth King

Adrian McElwee
Additional Camera

Tom McElwee

Jamie McPhail

Howard McPherson

Kathleen Money

Patricia Neal

David Williamson

Kitty Fisher

William E. Smith

Jack Rhodes

Vlada Petrić

Jamie Newnam

Mack Lackey

Sherwood Stewart

Ashzi Welborn

Kerry Walter

Charleen Swansea

Dooley Strange

Emily Madison

Marilyn Levine

John McElwee

Matti McClain

James MacDougal

Jim Lewis
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 28, 2004
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Filming LocationsNorth Carolina, United States
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Bright Leaves is a 2003 United States/United Kingdom documentary film by independent filmmaker Ross McElwee about the association his family had with the tobacco industry.
Bright Leaves had its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
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