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  • Songcatcher (2000)
  • PG-13
    109 min | Drama, Music
Songcatcher (2000)
PG-13
109 min | Drama, Music

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 ...See moreAfter 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? Written by Sujit R. Varma See less
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Maggie Greenwald (written by)
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Richard Miller | Ellen Rigas-Venetis (as Ellen Rigas Venetis)
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Release date
Jul 27, 2001 (United States)

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31 cast members
Name Known for
Janet McTeer
Lily Penleric Lily Penleric   See fewer
Michael Davis
Dean Arthur Pembroke (as Michael Davis) Dean Arthur Pembroke (as Michael Davis)   See fewer
Michael Goodwin
Professor Wallace Aldrich Professor Wallace Aldrich   See fewer
Gregory Russell Cook
Fate Honeycutt Fate Honeycutt   See fewer
Jane Adams
Elna Penleric Elna Penleric   See fewer
E. Katherine Kerr
Harriet Tolliver Harriet Tolliver   See fewer
Emmy Rossum
Deladis Slocumb Deladis Slocumb   See fewer
Pat Carroll
Viney Butler Viney Butler   See fewer
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Alice Kincaid Alice Kincaid   See fewer
Aidan Quinn
Tom Bledsoe Tom Bledsoe   See fewer
Bart Hansard
Hilliard Hilliard   See fewer
David Patrick Kelly
Earl Giddens Earl Giddens   See fewer
Kristin Hall
Isabel Isabel   See fewer
Michael Harding
Reese Kincaid Reese Kincaid   See fewer
Taj Mahal
Dexter Speaks Dexter Speaks   See fewer
Muse Watson
Parley Gentry Parley Gentry   See fewer
Iris DeMent
Rose Gentry Rose Gentry   See fewer
Rhoda Griffis
Clementine McFarland Clementine McFarland   See fewer
Steve Boles
Ambrose McFarland Ambrose McFarland   See fewer
Taylor Hayes
Reverend Merriweather Reverend Merriweather   See fewer
Don Pedi
Barn Band - Dulcimer Barn Band - Dulcimer   See fewer
Sheila Kay Adams
Barn Band - Banjo Barn Band - Banjo   See fewer
Bobby McMillon
Singer at Barn Dance Singer at Barn Dance   See fewer
Hazel Dickens
Singer at Barn Dance Singer at Barn Dance   See fewer
Andrea Powell
Josie Moore Josie Moore   See fewer
Danny Nelson
Uncle Cratis Uncle Cratis   See fewer
David Ducey
Postman Johnson Postman Johnson   See fewer
Steven Sutherland
Cyrus Whittle Cyrus Whittle   See fewer
Shawn Lindsay
Dancer at Barn Dance (uncredited) Dancer at Barn Dance (uncredited)   See fewer
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