Songcatcher (2000)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 53 mins | Drama, Romance, Period, Music | Released: 1/20/2000 |Box Office Total: $3.0M

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Synopsis:

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life--a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted--not only by the rugged purity of the music, but also by the raw courage and endurance of the local people as they carve out meaningful lives against the harshest conditions. It is not, however, until she meets Tom--a handsome, hardened war veteran and talented musician--that she's forced to examine her motivations. Is the "Songcatcher," as Tom insists, no better than the men who exploit the people and extort their land?

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/20/2000

Director	Credit
Maggie Greenwald	Director
Cast	Credit
Janet McTeer	Doctor Lily Penleric
Aidan Quinn	Tom Bledsoe
Michael Davis	Dean Arthur Pembroke
Michael Goodwin	Professor Wallace Aldrich
Gregory Russell Cook	Fate Honeycutt
Jane Adams	Elna Penleric
E Katherine Kerr	Harriet Tolliver
Emmy Rossum	Deladis Slocumb
Pat Carroll	Viney Butler
Stephanie Roth Haberle	Alice Kincaid
Bart Hansard	Hilliard
Eric Blake Clanton	Polly
David Patrick Kelly	Earl Giddens
Kristin Hall	Isabel
Michael Harding	Reese Kincaid
Taj Mahal	Dexter Speaks
Muse Watson	Parley Gentry
Iris DeMent	Rose Gentry
Rhoda Griffis	Clementine McFarland
Steve Boles	Ambrose McFarland
Taylor Hayes	Reverand Merriweather
Josh Goforth	Will
Don Pedi	Barn Band-Dulcimer
Sheila Kay Adams	Barn Band-Banjo
Bobby McMillon	Singer at Barn Dance
Hazel Dickens	Singer at Barn Dance
Andrea Powell	Josie Moore
Danny Nelson	Uncle Cratis
David Ducey	Postman Johnson
Steven Sutherland	Cyrus Whittle
Production Credits	Credit
Wendy Sax	Co-Producer
Lisa Vandever	Associate Producer
Ellen Rigas Venetis	Producer
Jonathan Sehring	Executive Producer
Caroline Kaplan	Executive Producer
Jennifer Roth	Co-Producer
Patrick Allen	Associate Producer
Richard Miller	Producer
Elizabeth Finkelstein	Associate Producer
Production Companies	Credit
ErgoArts Inc	Production Company
Rigas Entertainment	Production Company
Independent Film Channel Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Shochiku Company, Ltd.	Theatrical Distributor
Trimark Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
North Carolina, USA
Writer	Credit
Maggie Greenwald	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Whitney J Willard	Production Accountant
Jason Block	Post-Production Accountant
Pierrot Colonna	Assistant Accountant
Lisa Diamond	Post-Production Accountant
Tanoa Parks	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Dick Parkinson	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Molly Mikula	Art Director
Jamie House	Set Dresser
Elizabeth Ellison	Art Department - artwork
Forrest Deffenbaugh	Lead Person - leadman
Rebecca Deffenbaugh	Art Assistant - art department assistant
Marthe Pineau	Set Decorator
Heather Neeld	Art Department Coordinator
Ginger Tougas	Production Designer
Gayle Wurther	Scenic Artist - head scenic artist
Guy Picard	Set Dresser
Jennifer Braverman	Art Assistant - art department intern
Sally Bryenton	Scenic Artist - assistant scenic artist
Shane Meador	Art Assistant - art department intern
Dia Morgan	Art Assistant - art department intern
Casting	Credit
Ellen Parks	Casting
Vivian Hasbrouk	Casting
Tracy Kilpatrick	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Bonnie Basile MacKenzie	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Enrique Chediak	Director of Photography
Jim Bridges	Photography - still photographer
Fred Heid	Color Timer
Rick Raphel	Steadicam Operator
Sidney N Williams	Video Playback
Amy Silverman	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Joe Violante	Dailies - dailies advisor
Aurelia Winborn	Camera Operator
Gene Page	Photography - still photography
Alyson Latz	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
United Artists International	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Sue Bodine	Legal Services - legal service provider
Andrea F Cannistraci	Legal Services - legal service provider
Brian Godshall	Legal Services - legal service provider
Music	Credit
Emmylou Harris	Song Performer
David Mansfield	Music - music director
David Mansfield	Music Arranger - music arranger & composer
David Mansfield	Composer - music composer
David Mansfield	Song
Dale Brady-Wilson	Music - music research assistant
Tom Russell	Song
David Mansfield	Song - song arranger/performer
Taj Mahal	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
John Copeman	Stunts
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Lance Holland	Location Manager
Jeff Goldman	Assistant Location Manager
Lizz Grant	Production Manager
Adam P Scott	Assistant Director
Betsy Alton	Production Coordinator
Jamey Pryde	Post-Production Supervisor
Todd Rodowsky	Continuity - dialogue continuity & spotting script
Peggy Sutton	Script Supervisor
Carmen Snyder	Assistant Production Coordinator
Phil Rodowsky	Continuity - dialogue continuity & spotting script
Jerry Rogers	Assistant Location Manager
William Blyler	Assistant Director
Michael A Moffa	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Sound	Credit
Angela Organ	Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Waggoner	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Matthew Fleece	ADR - ADR engineer
Patrick Dundas	Foley Recordist
Pam DeMetruis	Sound Editor
Nancy Cabrera	Foley Artist
Tim Cargioli	Boom Operator
Jennifer Murphy	Sound Mixer
Christopher Covert	Sound - soundtrack album producer
David Boulton	ADR - ADR engineer
Kevin Lee	Sound Editor
Barbara Parks	Assistant Sound Editor
Louis Bertini	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Janos Pilenyi	Effects Supervisor - opticals effects supervisor
Borys Jarymovych	Titles - title designer
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rachel Kick	Makeup - key makeup
Phillip Ivey	Hair - key hair artist
Kasia Walicka Maimone	Costume Designer
Sarah Mays Roberts	Makeup Artist
Teresa Foshee	Makeup Assistant - make-up assistant
Dawn Weisberg	Assistant Costume Designer
Robin Rose Alexander	Wardrobe Assistant
Cara Czekanski	Wardrobe Supervisor
Vanessa Davis	Hair Assistant
Karina Casteneda	Hair - hair extensions
Rita Parillo	Hair Assistant
Monica Selanikio	Hair - hair extensions

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