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1980 · 125 min · PG

Coal Miner's Daughter

Directed by Michael Apted · Music, Drama, History

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) is a Music film, directed by Michael Apted set in Kentucky, Nashville, and Los Angeles during the 1940s–1970s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated PG.

A biopic, with a nostalgic and melancholic tone. Themes of family & loyalty and grief & loss play out through episodic chapters.

Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode
Cast
Sissy SpacekTommy Lee JonesLevon HelmBeverly D'AngeloWilliam SandersonPhyllis BoyensBill Anderson Jr.Foister Dickerson

The world of this film

Setting

Where
KentuckyNashvilleLos Angeles
Setting
Rural
When
1940s1950s1960s1970s

Premise & themes

Premise
Biopic
Themes
Family & LoyaltyGrief & Loss
Structure
Episodic Chapters
Tone
NostalgicMelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
True Story

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