Synopsis
A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Movie Information
- Director
- Les Blank
- Release Year
- 1969
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (8 votes)
Top Cast
Lightnin' Hopkins
Himself
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