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| Director: | Hal Ashby |
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| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Woody Guthrie |
| Staring: |
| A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1976 |
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| Director: | Hal Ashby |
| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Woody Guthrie |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
| Keywords | biography, great depression, folk music, based on memoir or autobiography, riding the rail, dust bowl, labor union, hoedown, 1930s |
| Production Companies | United Artists |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Carradine | Woody Guthrie |
| Ronny Cox | Ozark Bule |
| Melinda Dillon | Mary / Memphis Sue |
| Gail Strickland | Pauline |
| John Lehne | Locke |
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Slim Snedeger |
| Randy Quaid | Luther Johnson |
| Elizabeth Macey | Liz |
| Susan Vaill | Gwen Guthrie |
| Sarah Vaill | Gwen Guthrie |
| Alexandra Mock | Sue Guthrie |
| Kimberly Mock | Sue Guthrie |
| Miriam Byrd-Nethery | Sick Woman |
| Jane Lambert | Other Woman |
| Jan Burrell | Other Woman |
| Lee McLaughlin | Heavy Chandler |
| Ted Gehring | Connors |
| Robert Sorrells | Charlie Guthrie |
| Guthrie Thomas | George Guthrie |
| Wendy Schaal | Mary Jo Guthrie |
| Delos V. Smith Jr. | Old Man Jenkins |
| David Clennon | Carl |
| Larry Luttrell | Hank |
| Beeson Carroll | Collister |
| Mary Kay Place | Sue Ann |
| Tani Guthrie | Donna Jo |
| James O'Connell | Jesse |
| Bruce Johnson | Jimmy |
| R.A. Rondell | Steve |
| James Jeter | Crippled Whitey |
| Clifford A. Pellow | Bill |
| Tom Howard | Railroad Harness Guard |
| Chuck Katzakian | Railroad Harness Guard |
| Harry Holcombe | Minister |
| Evelyn Russell | Wife |
| M. Emmet Walsh | Husband |
| Sondra Blake | Judy |
| Brion James | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border |
| James Carroll | Man at Border |
| Tom Peters | Man at Border |
| Raymond Guth | Hobo |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Man Shot Off Train |
| James Hong | Chili Joint Owner |
| Cara Corren | Girl Singer at Migrant Camp |
| Susan Barnes | Girl Singer at Migrant Camp |
| Bobby Bass | Head Goon at Migrant Camp |
| Harvey J. Newmark | Musician |
| Thomas J. Sauber | Musician |
| Lyle Ritz | Musician |
| Jo De Winter | Union Organizer |
| Gary Downey | Union Organizer |
| Jama Tegeler | Girl at Union Meeting |
| G. Marie Haller | Field School Teacher |
| Leanna Johnson Heath | Girl at Stream |
| Robert Ginty | Artichoke Picker |
| Tony Becker | Tough Boy on Train |
| Kip Addotta | Cocoanut Grove Audition Singer |
| Burke Byrnes | Mr. Graham |
| Samantha Harper | Amy Martin |
| Eva-Marie Fredric | Migrant Camp Kid (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Bernie Kopell | Woody's Agent (uncredited) |
| Allan Miller | Woody Agent (uncredited) |
| Carl D. Parker | Blind Man (uncredited) |
| Bill Riddle | Pimp on the Train (uncredited) |
| Klaus Wille | Migrant Camp Worker (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Robert Getchell | Screenplay |
| Gary Downey | Stunts |
| Spencer Quinn | Location Manager |
| Michael D. Haller | Production Design |
| William Ware Theiss | Costume Design |
| Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects |
| Robert C. Jones | Editor |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Charles Mulvehill | Production Manager |
| George Brand | Music Editor |
| Joan Biel | Music Editor |
| Leonard Lookabaugh | Key Grip |
| Gary Holt | Gaffer |
| Charles Myers | First Assistant Director |
| James L. Berkey | Set Decoration |
| Sal Sommatino | Property Master |
| June Samson | Script Supervisor |
| Héctor R. Figueroa | Camera Operator |
| Wynn Hammer | Still Photographer |
| William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator |
| Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Hal Ashby | Director |
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Donald E. Thorin | Camera Operator |
| Taylor Lacher | Stunts |
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Leonard Rosenman | Music Arranger, Conductor |
| Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Woody Guthrie | Book |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunts |
| Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert F. Blumofe | Producer |
| Harold Leventhal | Producer |
| Charles Mulvehill | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Hal Ashby | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | David Carradine | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ronee Blakley | Nominated |
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