Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

The biography starts simple and builds upon itself, much like a Cash song, so that by the end it's become overwhelming in its humanity.
-- Valerie Ettenhofer, Nonfics

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The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash stands among the giants of 20th century American life. But his story remains tangled in mystery and myth. This documentary, created with the full cooperation of the Cash estate and rich in recently discovered archival materials, brings Cash the man out from behind the legend. Taking the remarkable Folsom Prison recording as a central motif and featuring interviews with family and celebrated collaborators, the film explores the artistic victories, the personal tragedies, the struggles with addiction, and the spiritual pursuits that colored Johnny Cash's life.

Executive Producer: Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, Jeff Pollack, John Carter Cash, Josh Matas, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Ryan Friedkin, Jasmine Daghighian
Producer: Glen Zipper, Sean Stuart, Jillian Apfelbaum, Thom Zimny
Cinematographer: Nicola Marsh, Charles Libin
Editor: Chris Iversen
Music: Mike McCready
Not Rated
Genre
Documentary, Bio-pic, Music, Pop Culture
Runtime
94
Language
English
Director
Thom Zimny
Writer(s)
Warren Zanes
FEATURED REVIEW
John DeForeHollywood Reporter

In only the best senses of the comparison, documentarian Thom Zimny is becoming the Ken Burns of American roots music. Having made a series of laser-focused films on Bruce Springsteen and a revelatory two-part doc on Elvis Presley ('The Searcher,' which played last year's SXSW), the director offers ...

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