BOUND FOR GLORY

Biopic of Depression-era folksinger Woody Guthrie as he makes his way from the Texas dust bowl to California where, after various hardships, his musical talent is recognised. A sentimental view of a complex man but Haskell Wexler's photography evokes era and location.

Director Hal Ashby

Drama 1976, colour/Panavision 148 mins, United Artists

David Carradine, Melinda Dillon, Ronny Cox, Gail Strickland, Randy Quaid

AA: Cinematography, Score AAN: Picture, Screenplay, Editing, Costume