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Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Director: Michael Apted

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From Time Out Film Guide

Beautifully acted (with Spacek winning an Oscar) rags-to-riches biopic of Country & Western singer Loretta Lynn, here working her way from the Kentucky coalfields, via the Grand Ol' Opry, to superstardom. For all the modern gloss, what with poverty and nervous breakdowns it's still highly conventional stuff, but lovingly constructed to produce unremarkable but heart-warming entertainment.

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Director: Michael Apted

Producer: Bernard Schwartz

Cast: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens, Beverly D'Angelo, William Sanderson full cast

Duration: 124 mins

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