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Leadbelly

“You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!”

1976 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by Gordon Parks
BiographyDramaMusical

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

The story of Huddie Ledbetter, the folk and blues singer known as Lead Belly, from prison to his music's recognition.

Sinekatalog’s take

Gordon Parks's biography, with Roger E. Mosley and Paul Benjamin, is honest, vivid and beautifully shot, with a strong lead performance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,054 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.