Bright Leaves (2004)
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.
Director: Ross McElwee
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Ross McElwee as Himself - Narrator (voice) |
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Brian Baucom as |
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Susan Bennett as |
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Ed Bivens as |
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R. Bullock as |
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Jack Clayton as |
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Mary Clayton as |
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Marian Fitz-Simmons as |
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Alan Gurganus as |
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Steve Herman as |
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Robbie Lane Jackson as |
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Elizabeth King as |
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Mack Lackey as |
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Paula Larke as |
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Jim Lewis as |
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James MacDougal as |
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Emily Madison as |
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Matti McClain as |
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Adrian McElwee as |
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John McElwee as |
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Tom McElwee as |
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Jamie McPhail as |
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Howard McPherson as |
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Kathleen Money as |
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Patricia Neal as |
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Jamie Newnam as |
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Vlada Petrić as |
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Jack Rhodes as |
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William E. Smith as |
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Sherwood Stewart as |
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Dooley Strange as |
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Charleen Swansea as |
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Kerry Walter as |
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Ashzi Welborn as |
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David Williamson as |
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Kitty Fisher as |
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Gary Cooper as (archive footage) |
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Marilyn Levine as |
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Ross McElwee Jr. as |
| Directing | Ross McElwee | Director |
| Camera | Ross McElwee | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ross McElwee | Editor |
| Production | Ross McElwee | Producer |
| Editing | Mark Meatto | Co-Editor |
| Production | Linda Morgenstern | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Stan Sztaba | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Mark Meatto | Post Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Richard Bock | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Adrian McElwee | Additional Camera |
| Writing | Ross McElwee | Writer |