Joaquin Phoenix, Reese
Witherspoon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Robert
Patrick, Dallas Roberts
Producer
:
James Keach, Cathy Konrad
Director
:
James Mangold
Genre
:
Biopic, Music, Drama
Duration
:
133 mins
In 1955, a tough, skinny guitar-slinger
who called himself J.R. Cash walked into the soon
to be famous Sun Studios in Memphis. It was a moment
that would have an indelible effect on American
culture. With his driving freight-train chords,
steel-eyed intensity and a voice as deep and black
as night, Cash sang blistering songs of heartache
and survival that were gutsy, full of real life
and unlike anything heard before.
That day kicked off the electrifying early career
of Johnny Cash. As he pioneered a fiercely original
sound that blazed a trail for rock, country, punk,
folk and rap stars to come, Cash began a rough-and-tumble
journey of personal transformation. In the most
volatile period of his life, he evolved from a self-destructive
pop star into the iconic “Man
in Black” facing down his demons, fighting
for the love that would raise him up, and learning
how to walk the razor-thin line between destruction
and redemption.
