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.
Subs
FreeCurrently 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
Post Production Coordinator / Co-Editor
Stan Sztaba
Post Production Supervisor
Richard Bock
Sound Mixer
Linda Morgenstern
Associate Producer
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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