Bright Leaves 20 years old

Bright Leaves

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.

Credits

Bright Leaves Cast

Name Character
Ross McElwee He was 56, now 77 years old as Himself

Bright Leaves Crew

Name Department
Ross McElwee as Director of Photography. He was 56 (now 77) years old Camera
Ross McElwee as Director. He was 56 (now 77) years old Directing
Bright Leaves poster
Bright Leaves (20 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
  • Runtime: 108 minutes