Bright Leaves
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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
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Brian Baucom
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Susan Bennett
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Ed Bivens
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R. Bullock
Cast member
Jack Clayton
Cast member
Mary Clayton
Cast member
Marian Fitz-Simmons
Cast member
Alan Gurganus
Cast member
Steve Herman
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