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| Director: | Hal Ashby | 
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| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Woody Guthrie | 
| Staring: | 
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1976 | 
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| Director: | Hal Ashby | 
| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Woody Guthrie | 
| Genres: | Drama, Music | 
| Keywords | biography, great depression, folk music, based on memoir or autobiography, riding the rail, dust bowl, labor union, hoedown, 1930s | 
| Production Companies | United Artists | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| David Carradine | Woody Guthrie | 
| Ronny Cox | Ozark Bule | 
| Melinda Dillon | Mary / Memphis Sue | 
| Gail Strickland | Pauline | 
| John Lehne | Locke | 
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | Slim Snedeger | 
| Randy Quaid | Luther Johnson | 
| Elizabeth Macey | Liz | 
| Susan Vaill | Gwen Guthrie | 
| Sarah Vaill | Gwen Guthrie | 
| Alexandra Mock | Sue Guthrie | 
| Kimberly Mock | Sue Guthrie | 
| Miriam Byrd-Nethery | Sick Woman | 
| Jane Lambert | Other Woman | 
| Jan Burrell | Other Woman | 
| Lee McLaughlin | Heavy Chandler | 
| Ted Gehring | Connors | 
| Robert Sorrells | Charlie Guthrie | 
| Guthrie Thomas | George Guthrie | 
| Wendy Schaal | Mary Jo Guthrie | 
| Delos V. Smith Jr. | Old Man Jenkins | 
| David Clennon | Carl | 
| Larry Luttrell | Hank | 
| Beeson Carroll | Collister | 
| Mary Kay Place | Sue Ann | 
| Tani Guthrie | Donna Jo | 
| James O'Connell | Jesse | 
| Bruce Johnson | Jimmy | 
| R.A. Rondell | Steve | 
| James Jeter | Crippled Whitey | 
| Clifford A. Pellow | Bill | 
| Tom Howard | Railroad Harness Guard | 
| Chuck Katzakian | Railroad Harness Guard | 
| Harry Holcombe | Minister | 
| Evelyn Russell | Wife | 
| M. Emmet Walsh | Husband | 
| Sondra Blake | Judy | 
| Brion James | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border | 
| James Carroll | Man at Border | 
| Tom Peters | Man at Border | 
| Raymond Guth | Hobo | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Man Shot Off Train | 
| James Hong | Chili Joint Owner | 
| Cara Corren | Girl Singer at Migrant Camp | 
| Susan Barnes | Girl Singer at Migrant Camp | 
| Bobby Bass | Head Goon at Migrant Camp | 
| Harvey J. Newmark | Musician | 
| Thomas J. Sauber | Musician | 
| Lyle Ritz | Musician | 
| Jo De Winter | Union Organizer | 
| Gary Downey | Union Organizer | 
| Jama Tegeler | Girl at Union Meeting | 
| G. Marie Haller | Field School Teacher | 
| Leanna Johnson Heath | Girl at Stream | 
| Robert Ginty | Artichoke Picker | 
| Tony Becker | Tough Boy on Train | 
| Kip Addotta | Cocoanut Grove Audition Singer | 
| Burke Byrnes | Mr. Graham | 
| Samantha Harper | Amy Martin | 
| Eva-Marie Fredric | Migrant Camp Kid (uncredited) | 
| Bob Harks | Cameraman (uncredited) | 
| Bernie Kopell | Woody's Agent (uncredited) | 
| Allan Miller | Woody Agent (uncredited) | 
| Carl D. Parker | Blind Man (uncredited) | 
| Bill Riddle | Pimp on the Train (uncredited) | 
| Klaus Wille | Migrant Camp Worker (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Dick Ziker | Stunts | 
| Robert Getchell | Screenplay | 
| Gary Downey | Stunts | 
| Spencer Quinn | Location Manager | 
| Michael D. Haller | Production Design | 
| William Ware Theiss | Costume Design | 
| Albert Whitlock | Visual Effects | 
| Robert C. Jones | Editor | 
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor | 
| Charles Mulvehill | Production Manager | 
| George Brand | Music Editor | 
| Joan Biel | Music Editor | 
| Leonard Lookabaugh | Key Grip | 
| Gary Holt | Gaffer | 
| Charles Myers | First Assistant Director | 
| James L. Berkey | Set Decoration | 
| Sal Sommatino | Property Master | 
| June Samson | Script Supervisor | 
| Héctor R. Figueroa | Camera Operator | 
| Wynn Hammer | Still Photographer | 
| William Maldonado | Construction Coordinator | 
| Stephanie Epper | Stunts | 
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts | 
| Hal Ashby | Director | 
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography | 
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Donald E. Thorin | Camera Operator | 
| Taylor Lacher | Stunts | 
| Jeannie Epper | Stunts | 
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts | 
| David R. Ellis | Stunts | 
| Leonard Rosenman | Conductor, Music Arranger | 
| Bob Orrison | Stunts | 
| Woody Guthrie | Book | 
| Tony Epper | Stunts | 
| Al Wyatt Sr. | Stunts | 
| Fred Lerner | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Robert F. Blumofe | Producer | 
| Harold Leventhal | Producer | 
| Charles Mulvehill | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Willem Dafoe | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Hal Ashby | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Won | 
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | N/A | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | David Carradine | Nominated | 
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Ronee Blakley | Nominated | 
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