Film·2004·1h 48m

Bright Leaves

Documentary

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.

Directed by Ross McElwee

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12 credited

Ross McElwee
Ross McElweeHimself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom
Brian Baucom
Susan Bennett
Susan Bennett
Ed Bivens
Ed Bivens
R. Bullock
R. Bullock
Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton
Mary Clayton
Mary Clayton
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Alan Gurganus
Alan Gurganus
Steve Herman
Steve Herman
Robbie Lane Jackson
Robbie Lane Jackson
Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King

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