Johnny Cash, an aspiring musician, receives a golden opportunity to tour with the famous June Carter. As Johnny's musical career takes a flight, his marriage with Vivian starts falling apart.
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriters: James Mangold, Gill Dennis
Won 2006 Golden Globes Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Superior acting and authentic crooning capture the emotional subtleties of the legend of Johnny Cash with a freshness that is a pleasure to watch.
James Allen Mangold (born 16 December 1963) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for Walk the Line (2005) which he co-wrote and directed.
as Johnny Cash
as June Carter
as Vivian
as Ray Cash
as Elvis Presley
as Roy Orbison
as Waylon Jennings
as Jerry Lee Lewis
as Sam Phillips
as Luther Perkins
as Marshall Grant
as Maybelle Carter
as Carlene Carter
as Warden
Producer: James Keach, Cathy Konrad
Editor: Michael McCusker
Casting: Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman
Director Of Photography: Phedon Papamichael
Original Music Composer: T Bone Burnett
Costume Design: Arianne Phillips
Executive Producer: Alan C. Blomquist, John Carter Cash
Associate Producer: Lou Robin
Production Design: David J. Bomba
Sound: Peter F. Kurland, Doug Hemphill, Paul Massey, Donald Sylvester
Tagline: Love is a burning thing.
Genres: biography, drama, music, romance
Certificate: PG-13
Categories: country music, musician, songwriter, music tour, duet, opposites attract, memphis tennessee, music record, adultery, loss of loved one, guitar, concert, marriage, 1960s, drinking, divorcee, folsom prison, drug abuse, loss of brother, elvis presley character, military service, guitar player, 1950s, marital problem, backstage
Year: 2005
Runtime: 136 min
Country: USA, Germany
Language: English, Russian
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Phoenix is terrific in Walk the Line - - the actor's taciturn, brooding persona dovetails beautifully with the role - - but it's his scenes opposite Witherspoon that give the movie its real spark.
A Johnny Cash biopic equally packed with music and frustrated love, Walk the Line goes from compelling to enthralling. Full Review ...
I advise you catch up with Walk the Line, if only for Ms. Witherspoon's transcendent joyousness as a still-growing legend within a legend.