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Coal Miner's Daughter

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Coal Miner's Daughter
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PG,2hrs 5min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
March 7, 1980
Director:
Michael Apted
Distributor:
Universal Studios
Starring:
Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo  ...more
Synopsis: Loretta Lynn was one of the first female superstars in country music and remains a defining presence within the genre; with her strong, clear, hard-country voice and tough, no-nonsense songs about husbands who cheat and wives who weren't about to be pushed around, Lynn introduced a feminist mindset to Nashville years before the phrase "women's liberation" became common currency. Coal Miner's Daughter is a screen adaptation of Lynn's autobiography, starring Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn. One of eight ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
One of the best music biopics ever made, this 1980 portrait of country singer Loretta Lynn features strong social commentary about Appalachian poverty and the hypocrisy of show business. Director Michael Apted seems to sneak these themes between the seams of a finely crafted melodrama that hews to the standard path of a star's rise, fall, and comeback. The intelligent, rangy actress Sissy Spacek gives ... Full Review
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Sissy Spacek
Loretta Lynn
Tommy Lee Jones
Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn
Beverly D'Angelo
Patsy Cline
Levon Helm
Ted Webb
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