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1975 film directed by Robert Altman

Film · TMDB

7.3

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.

Released: 1975-06-11160 minDir: Robert AltmanDrama, Comedy, MusicBudget: $2.2MBox office: $10.0M

Cast

  • David Arkin as Norman
  • Barbara Baxley as Lady Pearl
  • Ned Beatty as Delbert Reese
  • Karen Black as Connie White
  • Ronee Blakley as Barbara Jean
  • Timothy Brown as Tommy Brown

Themes

  • country music
  • satire
  • music festival
  • candidate
  • nashville, tennessee
  • multiple storylines
  • presidential campaign
  • celebrity worship
  • rally

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

31,511 votes

Year
1975
Runtime
160 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music

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Key facts

Directed by
Robert Altman
Written by
Joan Tewkesbury
Produced by
Robert Altman
Cinematography
Paul Lohmann
Edited by
Dennis M. Hill Sidney Levin
Music by
Richard Baskin
Production company
ABC Motion Pictures
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 11, 1975 ( 1975-06-11 )
Running time
160 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$2.2 million
Box office
$10 million

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical comedy drama film directed and produced by Robert Altman. The film follows various people involved in the country and gospel music industry in Nashville, Tennessee, over the five-day period leading up to a gala concert for a populist outsider running for president on the Replacement Party ticket.

Nashville is often noted for its scope; the film contains 24 main characters, an hour's worth of musical numbers, and multiple storylines. Its large ensemble cast includes David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and Keenan Wynn.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nashville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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