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Synopsis
Adapted by Robert Getchell from Woody Guthrie's autobiography, Hal Ashby's biopic portrays a few pivotal years in the life of the celebrated folk singer and social activist. In the Depression 1930s, Midwesterner Guthrie (David Carradine) plays music locally but cannot make enough as a sign painter to support his wife (Melinda Dillon) and children. With only his paintbrushes, Woody joins the migration westward from the Dust Bowl to supposedly greener California pastures via boxcar and hitchhiking. When penniless Woody is turned back from the California border, he sneaks into the state alone and meets Luther (Randy Quaid), who takes Woody to a farm where hundreds of workers scrounge for a few ill-paid harvesting jobs. When singer Ozark Bole (Ronny Cox) arrives both to entertain and to urge the workers to unionize, Woody joins Ozark in song, fleeing with him after thugs break up the assembly. He lands a job singing with Ozark on the radio, and the two become partners in union agitation. Unable to commit in his personal life as he finds his political voice, Woody brings his family west, but his wife can't tolerate Woody's wandering ways. Reluctant to sell out his ideals for a lucrative career, Woody hits the road again, bringing his songs of freedom and protest to a nationwide audience on his own terms. Opting for atmospheric story-telling over strident polemic, the filmmakers present Guthrie as a complex individual with contradictory virtues and faults. Despite critical praise and nominations for several Oscars, including Best Picture, Bound for Glory proved less than glorious at the box office. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ji-Tu Cumbuka Slim Snedeger
Ronny Cox Ozark Bule
Melinda Dillon Mary Guthrie
John Lehne Locke
Elizabeth Macey Liz Johnson
Randy Quaid Luther Johnson
Gail Strickland Pauline
David Carradine Woody Guthrie
Allan Miller Agent

Production Crew

Donald Thorin Camera Operator
Haskell Wexler Cinematographer
Leonard Rosenman Composer (Music Score)
William Theiss Costume Designer
Hal Ashby Director
Pembroke J. Herring Editor
Robert Jones Editor
Woody Guthrie Featured Music
Charles A. Myers First Assistant Director
Leonard Rosenman Musical Arrangement
Leonard Rosenman Musical Direction/Supervision
Charles B. Mulvehill Producer
Harold Leventhal Producer
Robert F. Blumofe Producer
James Spencer Production Designer
Michael Haller Production Designer
Rick Carter Production Designer
Robert Getchell Screenwriter
June Samson Script Supervisor
James I. Berkey Set Designer
Dan Wallin Sound/Sound Designer
Jeff Wexler Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Glass Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Knudson Sound/Sound Designer
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts Coordinator
Year: 1976
Runtime: 146
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
DeLuxe Color

Produced by
United Artists

Awards
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - Academy
1976 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1976 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1976 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association