Bright Leaves (2004)

Summary

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.

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Ross McElwee

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Brian Baucom

as
Susan Bennett

as
Ed Bivens

as
R. Bullock

as
Jack Clayton

as
Mary Clayton

as
Marian Fitz-Simmons

as
Alan Gurganus

as
Steve Herman

as
Robbie Lane Jackson

as
Elizabeth King

as
Mack Lackey

as
Paula Larke

as
Jim Lewis

as
James MacDougal

as
Emily Madison

as
Matti McClain

as
Adrian McElwee

as
John McElwee

as
Tom McElwee

as
Jamie McPhail

as
Howard McPherson

as
Kathleen Money

as
Patricia Neal

as
Jamie Newnam

as
Vlada Petrić

as
Jack Rhodes

as
William E. Smith

as
Sherwood Stewart

as
Dooley Strange

as
Charleen Swansea

as
Kerry Walter

as
Ashzi Welborn

as
David Williamson

as
Kitty Fisher

as

Directing	Ross McElwee	Director
Camera	Ross McElwee	Director of Photography
Editing	Ross McElwee	Editor
Production	Mark Meatto	Post Production Coordinator
Production	Ross McElwee	Producer
Sound	Richard Bock	Sound Mixer
Camera	Adrian McElwee	Additional Camera
Production	Linda Morgenstern	Associate Producer
Editing	Mark Meatto	Co-Editor
Crew	Stan Sztaba	Post Production Supervisor