Year: 1976
Runtime: 126 mins
Language: English
Director: Gordon Parks
The documentary chronicles the life of blues and folk legend Huddie “Leadbelly” Leadbetter, tracing his rise from the 1920s through the 1940s. It reveals his hardships on Southern chain gangs and in prison, where his powerful songs—both written and performed there—secured his enduring fame.
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