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American Epic (2017)
86 min | Documentary

American Epic (2017)

86 min | Documentary

This is a feature-film version of the series. It features: The Carter Family, Elder J.E. Burch, Charley Patton, Lydia Mendoza, and Mississippi John Hurt.

Director

Bernard MacMahon

Writers

Bernard MacMahon (stories) (telescript) | Allison McGourty (stories) (telescript) | Duke Erikson (stories) (telescript) | Bill Morgan (telescript) (as William Morgan)

Producers

Adam Block | Duke Erikson | Bill Holderman | Bernard MacMahon & 3 more

Cinematographers

Richard Henkels | Vern Moen | Geoff Wonfor

Editors

Dan Gitlin | Gillian McCarthy | Brittonya Sanden | Karl Stieg (as Karl Steig)

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Updated Dec 31, 2017

Release date

2017 (Germany)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

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