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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison examines the most important day in the career of one of America’s foremost music artists and exposes a lesser known ‘man in black’ through exciting, visually compelling examination of the concert. It was January 1968, a year that would be saturated in violence and historical change the world over. Cash’s 1968 concert in Folsom State Prison in California and the ensuing album became a symbol of the 1960’s and one of the true great live albums, it was also to transform his career. Drawing on rock photographer, Jim Marshall’s stark images of the day, rare archival footage, as well as exclusive interviews with participants and observers, the film traces Cash’s rocky road that led to the concert and the torrent of stardom and political debate that came after it. Forty years later, the album still resonates today with a rawness and authenticity that few live recordings have ever achieved or rivalled. |
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US / 2008 / 87mins
Cert: 15
Northern Light Productions
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