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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Ross McElwee, Brian Baucom, Susan Bennett, Ed Bivens, R. Bullock, Jack Clayton
Crew: Ross McElwee (Director), Ross McElwee (Director of Photography), Mark Meatto (Co-Editor), Mark Meatto (Post Production Coordinator), Richard Bock (Sound Mixer), Adrian McElwee (Additional Camera)
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Channel 4 Television, GBH, Homemade Movies
Runtime: 108 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 28, 2004
IMDb: 4.1
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