Leadbelly (1976)
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.
- Released
- 1976-05-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gordon Parks
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Roger E. Mosley as Huddie Ledbetter
- James Brodhead as John Lomax
- John McDonald as Tom Pruitt
- Leonard Wrentz as Guard
- Ernie Hudson as Archie
- Dana Manno as Margaret Judd
- William Wintersole as Sheriff Gibbons
- Paul Benjamin as Wes Ledbetter
- Lynn Hamilton as Sally Ledbetter
- Carole Lamond as Laura May
- Melba Englander as Evaline
- Pamela Singleton as Fat Bessie