Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory

1976 · 147 min · EN · 6.8 (60 votes)
Dir. Hal Ashby · Starring David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland, John Lehne, Ji-Tu Cumbuka

"This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land, From California to the New York Island. This land was made for you and me."

MusicDrama

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

VIBE

This film feels like a dusty, sun-drenched road trip across a changing America. It's a heartfelt journey of music, hardship, and the enduring spirit of the common person, told with a warm, folksy charm.

hopefulmelancholicrousingearneststeadyAmericanaperiod dramafolk-infusedcharacter studythe American dreamsocial justiceartistic strugglefinding your voice
biographygreat depressionfolk musicbased on memoir or autobiographyriding the raildust bowllabor unionhoedown1930s
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