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Walk the Line
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*Walk the Line* is a 2005 biographical musical drama film directed by James Mangold. The English-language production, originating from the United States and Germany, stars Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Robert Patrick. The screenplay was written by James Mangold and Gill Dennis, with T Bone Burnett serving as composer. The film depicts characters including Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis, focusing on themes of alcoholism, non-controlled substance abuse, and concert tours.
Produced by James Keach and Cathy Konrad, the movie was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+. It has a runtime of 136 minutes and was released on September 4, 2005, and February 2, 2006. The narrative is set in California and Tennessee. The film received the Academy Award for Best Actress and was named to the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films. It also received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design.
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Film · TMDB
7.5A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Cast
- Joaquin Phoenix as John R. Cash
- Reese Witherspoon as June Carter
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash
- Robert Patrick as Ray Cash
- Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips
- Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins
Themes
- prison
- adultery
- concert
- music record
- country music
- guitar
- germany
- loss of loved one
- marriage
- biography
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Mangold
- Screenplay by
- Gill Dennis James Mangold
- Based on
- Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words and Cash: The Autobiography , by Johnny Cash
- Produced by
- James Keach Cathy Konrad
- Starring
- Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon Ginnifer Goodwin Robert Patrick
- Cinematography
- Phedon Papamichael
- Edited by
- Michael McCusker
- Music by
- T Bone Burnett
- Production company
- Fox 2000 Pictures
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- September 4, 2005 ( 2005-09-04 ) ( Telluride ) November 18, 2005 ( 2005-11-18 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 136 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $28 million
- Box office
- $186.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- I Walk the Line
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- concert tour
- Director
- James Mangold
- Screenwriter
- Gill Dennis
- Composer
- T Bone Burnett
- Producer
- Cathy Konrad
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Phedon Papamichael
- Narrative location
- Tennessee
- Duration
- 136
- FilmAffinity ID
- 932791
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- At San quentin 1969 2014-05-04 00-14.jpg
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- publication date
- 2006-02-02
- title
- Walk the Line
- film editor
- Michael McCusker
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Disney+
- characters
- Carlene Carter
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 72/100
- Commons category
- Walk the Line (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold. The screenplay, written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, is based on two autobiographies by the American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash: Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words (1975) and Cash: The Autobiography (1997). The film follows Cash's early life, his romance with the singer June Carter, his ascent in the country music scene, and his drug addiction. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash, Reese Witherspoon as Carter, Ginnifer Goodwin as Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto, and Robert Patrick as Cash's father.
Walk the Line premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on September 4, 2005, and was theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on November 18. It received positive reviews and was a box office success, grossing $186.8 million on a $28 million budget. At the 78th Academy Awards, Witherspoon won Best Actress while the film was also nominated for Best Actor (Phoenix), Best Sound Mixing, Best Costume Design and Best Film Editing.
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