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Feb 19, 2016 · Focusing on four years in the late 1930s, “Bound for Glory” opens in a bleak Texas town with Woody haphazardly looking for ways to make a living — sign painting, mind reading, dabbling in music.
“Bound For Glory” isn't quite the great film it could have been, then. But it is one of the best-looking films ever made, in its photography, in its use of locations, in its recreation of the America that Woody Guthrie discovered.
Bound for Glory is outstanding biographical cinema, not only of the late Woody Guthrie but also of the 1930s Depression era which served to disillusion, inspire and radicalize him and...
Dec 5, 1976 · Bound for Glory: Directed by Hal Ashby. With David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland. The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Hal Ashby
- 1976-12-05
BOUND FOR GLORY had the courage to abstain from the bigger-than-life formula for Hollywood success, and never hurried its pace to placate a predictably impatient audience.
A remarkably touching and humane film about Woody Guthrie. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Speaking out for freedom, celebrating life, proclaiming the dignity and rights of the underdog — Woody Guthrie communicated through his folks songs. This crusty and creative wanderer was not afraid to express his opinions.
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Bound for Glory brings the Dust Bowl era to authentic life thanks to Haskell Wexler's opulent cinematography and Woody Guthrie's resonant music, capturing the American mood at the time as much as...
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- Biography
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