American Experience The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Season 17, Episode 11)
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TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Season 17, Episode 11)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and times of The Carter Family, one of the earliest and most-influential group in American country and roots music.

Director

Kathy Conkwright

Writers

Kathy Conkwright | Mary Makley

Producers

Steve Bass | Kathy Conkwright

Cinematographer

Jim DeMarco

Editor

Mary Makley

Production Designer

Alison Kennedy

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Edit Released

Updated May 9, 2005

Release date

May 9, 2005 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 124 nominations

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Joan Baez Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Mary Bufwack Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	Country Music (2019)
June Carter Cash Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
A.P. Carter Self - Singer (archive footage) Self - Singer (archive footage) See fewer	2012 (I) (2009)
Janette Carter Self - Daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter Self - Daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Joe Carter Self - Son of A.P. and Sara Carter Self - Son of A.P. and Sara Carter See fewer	The Winding Stream (2014)
Mother Maybelle Carter Self - Singer (archive footage) Self - Singer (archive footage) See fewer	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Sara Carter Self - Singer (archive footage) Self - Singer (archive footage) See fewer	Sara and Maybelle (1981)
Bill Clifton Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Studio One (1948)
Robert Duvall Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Apostle (1997)
Rita Forrester Self - Granddaughter of A.P. and Sara Carter Self - Granddaughter of A.P. and Sara Carter See fewer	The Music We Call Country
Tyler Forrester Quartet Member #4 Quartet Member #4 See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Vince Gill Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	Maverick (1994)
Tucker Jett Teenage A.P. Teenage A.P. See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Justin Justice Quartet Member #1 Quartet Member #1 See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Barry Mazor Self - Magazine Editor Self - Magazine Editor See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Ralph Peer Self - Victor Records Producer (archive footage) Self - Victor Records Producer (archive footage) See fewer
Larry Perkins Leslie Riddle Leslie Riddle See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Isaac Salyer Young A.P. Young A.P. See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Henry Schuttz Quartet Member #3 Quartet Member #3 See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Ralph Stanley Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Marty Stuart Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
Gillian Welch Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Joy Lynn White Maybelle Carter Maybelle Carter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Teresa Williams Sara Carter Sara Carter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Eugene Wolf A.P. Carter A.P. Carter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Mark Zwonitzer Self - Author Self - Author See fewer	American Experience (1987)