

Plot 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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Director & Crew
Ross McElwee
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 based on 16 votes.
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Bright Leaves was directed by Ross McElwee and released in 2004.
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Bright Leaves has a runtime of 1 hours and 48 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2004-04-28
- Status
- Released

