You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!
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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The film's tagline is: "You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!"
The runtime is 126 minutes (2h 6m).
The film was directed by Gordon Parks.
The screenplay was written by Ernest Kinoy.
The score was composed by Fred Karlin.
Cinematography was handled by Bruce Surtees.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0074781.
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Leadbelly
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English
United States of America
