Songcatcher
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Maggie Greenwald
Janet Mcteer
Aidan Quinn
Michael Davis
Michael Goodwin
Gregory Russell Cook
Film Details
Technical Specs
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?
Director
Maggie Greenwald
Cast
Janet Mcteer
Aidan Quinn
Michael Davis
Michael Goodwin
Gregory Russell Cook
Jane Adams
E Katherine Kerr
Emmy Rossum
Pat Carroll
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Bart Hansard
Eric Blake Clanton
David Patrick Kelly
Kristin Hall
Michael Harding
Taj Mahal
Muse Watson
Iris Dement
Rhoda Griffis
Steve Boles
Taylor Hayes
Josh Goforth
Don Pedi
Sheila Kay Adams
Bobby Mcmillon
Hazel Dickens
Andrea Powell
Danny Nelson
David Ducey
Steven Sutherland
Forrest Deffenbaugh
Crew
Richard Abernethy
Jerry Adams
Sheila Kay Adams
Robin Rose Alexander
Shurla Alexander
Patrick Allen
Sara Jo Allocco
Betsy Alton
Andrew Barnhill
Jon Bergholz
Louis Bertini
Michael Best
Tashsa Biering
Ray Bivins
Darrell Blevins
Jason Block
William Blyler
Susan H. Bodine
David Boulton
Dale Brady-wilson
Jennifer Braverman
Jim Bridges
Chris Broom
David Brose
Sally Bryenton
Beverly Butler
Nancy Cabrera
Olive Dame Cambell
Andrea Cannistraci
Tim Cargioli
Karina Casteneda
Enrique Chediak
Enrique Chediak
Glenn Chestnut
Eric Christoffersen
Ali Clark
Gene Coffey
Pierrot Colonna
Kay Cook
Jay Cooke
John Copeman
Lynn Cornfoot
Jarrod Councill
Christopher Covert
John Currie
Cara Czekanski
Vanessa Davis
Liesel De Boor
Rebecca Deffenbaugh
Pam Demetruis
Carl Denning
Bonnie Dennison
Lisa Diamond
Patrick Dundas
Elizabeth Ellison
Elizabeth Finkelstein
Charlotte Fleck
Matthew Fleece
Trixie Flynn
Teresa Foshee
Dan Gellert
Brian Godshall
Jeff Goldman
Lizz Grant
Maggie Greenwald
Shirley Greenwald
William Greenwald
Meixing Mansfield Grenwald
Jonathan Hadley
Kathy Hamilton
Emmylou Harris
Vivian Hasbrouk
Youngblood Haske
Fred Heid
Heather Holland
Lance Holland
Jamie House
Buddy Humphreys
Forrest James Hurley
Kevin Andrew Hyde
Philip Ivey
Sondra James
Phil Jamison
Borys Jarymovych
Anna Josenhans
Caroline Kaplan
Rachel Kick
Tracy Kilpatrick
Erika Laibson
Alyson Latz
Kevin Lee
Pamela Lewis
Bonnie Basile Mackenzie
Doug Mackenzie
Taj Mahal
Kasia Walicka Maimone
David Mansfield
David Mansfield
David Mansfield
David Mansfield
Lisa Mattox
Conan Mccarty
Spike Mcclure
John Mcenerney
Tracy Mcknight
Dr. William K Mcneil
Shane Meador
Molly Mikula
Daisy Miller
Frances Miller
Graeme Miller
Richard Miller
Michael Moffa
Paul Monroe
Audra Morgan
Dia Morgan
Daniel Murphy
Jennifer Murphy
Heather Neeld
Kate O'connell
Marygrace O'shea
Angela Organ
Gene Page
Rita Parillo
Dick Parkinson
Barbara Parks
Ellen Parks
Tanoa Parks
Colin Penney
Philip Ryan Perry
Alice M Peschl
Erik Pflaumbaum
Guy Picard
Janos Pilenyi
Marthe Pineau
Jamey Pryde
Henry Queen
Mary Jan Queen
Joseph Quirk
Rick Raphel
Keith Reamer
Ulli Reichhold
Doris Rigas
James Rigas
John Rigas
Michael Rigas
Timothy Rigas
Sarah Mays Roberts
Phil Rodowsky
Todd Rodowsky
Jerry Rogers
Jennifer Roth
Tom Russell
Ariel Saulog
Wendy Sax
Philip G Schneider
Connie Schrader
Adam P Scott
Jonathan Sehring
Monica Selanikio
Mark Mcqueen Selhorst
Cecil J Sharp
Jason R Shaw
Jerry T Shelton
Brent Silver
Amy Silverman
Manny Siverio
Chad Slagle
Carmen Snyder
Peggy Sutton
Rodney Sutton
Patricia Sztaba
Stan Sztaba
Kelli Taylor
Charles Thomas
Steve Toth
Ginger Tougas
David Troutman
Stephen True
Timothy S Vandenberghe
Lisa Vandever
Ellen Rigas Venetis
Peter Venetis
Joe Violante
Peter Waggoner
Wayne Warren
Dawn Weisberg
Jenn Wert
Whitney J Willard
Dean Williams
Sidney N Williams
John Wilson
Aurelia Winborn
Jane Wright
Gayle Wurther
John Mark Young
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the audience prize at the 2000 Deauville Festival of American Film.
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States October 2000
Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001
Released in United States September 2000
Released in United States Summer June 15, 2001
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Opening Night) October 11-15, 2000.
Began shooting August 9, 1999.
Completed shooting September 12, 1999.
ErgoArts Inc is a division of Rigas Entertainment Ltd.
Expanded released in USA June 29, 2001.
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 20-30, 2000.)
Released in United States Summer June 15, 2001
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (New Directions) October 19-26, 2000.)
Released in United States October 2000 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Opening Night) October 11-15, 2000.)
Released in United States on Video October 23, 2001
