Leadbelly (1976)
You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!
126 min
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.
- Release date
- May 28, 1976
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Roger E. Mosley as Huddie Ledbetter
- Paul Benjamin as Wes Ledbetter
- Madge Sinclair as Miss Eula
- 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
- Lynn Hamilton as Sally Ledbetter
Crew
- Gordon Parks · Director
- Ernest Kinoy · Writer
- Marc Merson · Producer
- Fred Karlin · Composer
- Bruce Surtees · Cinematographer
- Moe Howard · Editor
- Robert F. Boyle · Production designer