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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000
1h 52m
Music
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2000

Runtime

1h 52m

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Storyline

"After Woody Guthrie and before Bob Dylan came Ramblin' Jack Elliott."

With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 52m
Aug 16, 2000
Languages
English
Director
Aiyana Elliott
Production
Crawford Communications
Crawford Communications
Journeyman Pictures
Journeyman Pictures
Plantain Films
Plantain Films
Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Jack Elliott

Jack Elliott

Self

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie

Self

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Self

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Self

Odetta

Odetta

Self

D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Self

Dave Van Ronk

Dave Van Ronk

Self

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