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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1976-05-28
- video_camera_front Companies David Paradine Productions, Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 126 Mins
- star Rating: 6.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 6 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0074781
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smart_display Cast
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
Lynn Hamilton
Sally Ledbetter
Ernie Hudson
Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
William Wintersole
Sheriff Gibbons
Rhetta Greene
Lethe
groups Crew
Bruce Surtees
Director of Photography
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Gordon Parks
Director
Ernest Kinoy
Writer
Marc Merson
Producer
Moe Howard
Editor
Thomas Penick
Editor
Robert F. Boyle
Production Design
John A. Kuri
Set Decoration
David Frost
Producer
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