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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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PG,1hr 31min
Genres:
Documentary,Musical
Released:
September 14, 2007
Director:
Jim Brown
Distributor:
The Weinstein Company
Starring:
Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Weissberg  ...more
Synopsis: The reflective documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song explores the legacy of revered American folk singer and activist Seeger - written and directed by filmmaker Jim Brown when Seeger was in his late '80s. In lieu of recounting the narrative of Seeger's life note-for-note, however, Brown uses that individual biography as a contextual lens, through which he recounts decades of American social history. To tell his story, the filmmaker interpolates original, exclusive interviews with such Seeger ... Full Synopsis
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Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Between clips of the concerts Seeger staged as hootenanny hosannas, the film chronicles how the blacklisted star stuck true to his beliefs -- which were more patriotic than those of his accusers. Full Review
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81
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 12 critic reviews
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