Country Music: The Spirit of America
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| Country Music: The Spirit of America | |
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| Directed by | Steven Goldmann Keith Melton Tom Neff |
| Produced by | Executive Producer: Clare Bisegelia Producers: Randy Scruggs Tom Neff |
| Written by | Tom Neff |
| Narrated by | Hal Holbrook |
| Music by | Randy Scruggs |
| Cinematography | Steven D. Smith Rodney Taylor |
| Editing by | Barry Rubinow |
| Distributed by | Production Companies: Gaylord Entertainment Distribution: IMAX Giant Screen Films |
| Release date(s) | June 2, 2003 |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Country Music: The Spirit of America (2003) is a documentary film, in the IMAX format, written, co-directed and produced by Tom Neff. Randy Scruggs was also a producer on the film and wrote the music score. The executive producer for the film was Clare Bisegelia. The film is also known as Our Country.[1]
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[edit] Synopsis
The film traces the history of the United States in the 20th Century through country music.
[edit] Cast
- Emily Lalande as Time Traveling Sprite
- Austin Stout as Austin
- Hannah Swanson as Time Traveling Sprite
- Benton Jennings as Comic Old West Cowboy
- Tommy Barnes as Stage Manager
- Terry Ike Clanton as Crazed Prisoner
- Tony Nudo as Joe, man at the train station
- Jaclynn Tiffany Brown as Fresh Faced Teen
[edit] Interviews and music performers
[edit] Critical reception
When the film was released, Jane Sumner, film critic for The Dallas Morning News, lauded the film, and wrote, "It's been three years coming. But now that it's here, the IMAX film Our Country, originally titled Twang, makes a rousing addition to this year's State Fair of Texas...Written and produced by Tom Neff, who produced the six-part TV miniseries America's Music: The Roots of Country for TBS, the documentary celebrates country music as a mirror of the American experience across 90 years... Vintage photos, archival news footage (including a shot of O.J. Simpson trying on that pesky glove) and Mr. Neff's intelligent, lyrical commentary, narrated by Hal "Deep Throat" Holbrook, trace the history of country music as it parallels the nation's."[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Our Country at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Sumner, Jane The Dallas Moning News, film review, Overnight Section, page 6-B, September 27, 2003.
[edit] External links
- Our Country at the Internet Movie Database
- Country Music: The Spirit of America at Allmovie
- Tom Neff interview at Big Movie Zone
- Country Music: The Spirit of America at Giant Screen Films
- Our Country Teacher's Guide
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