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Bound for Glory
UNITED STATES · 1976

Bound for Glory

Hal Ashby
American folk music Great Depression working class struggle social activism dust bowl migration
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Synopsis

A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

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