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Songcatcher
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Songcatcher

2001-03-01 · 109 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · Music

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted.

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Directors
Maggie Greenwald
Production companies
Rigas Entertainment, ErgoArts
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Janet McTeerJanet McTeerProfessor Lily Penleric, PhD
Michael GoodwinMichael GoodwinProfessor Wallace Aldrich, PhD
Gregory Russell CookFate Honeycutt
Jane AdamsJane AdamsEleanor 'Elna' Penleric
E. Katherine KerrE. Katherine KerrHarriet Tolliver
Emmy RossumEmmy RossumDeladis Slocumb
Pat CarrollPat CarrollViney Butler
Stephanie Roth HaberleStephanie Roth HaberleAlice Kincaid
Aidan QuinnAidan QuinnTom Bledsoe
Bart HansardBart HansardHilliard
Erin Blake ClantonPolly
David Patrick KellyDavid Patrick KellyEarl Giddens
Kristin HallIsabel
Michael HardingMichael HardingReese Kincaid
Taj MahalDexter Speaks
Iris DeMentIris DeMentRose Gentry
Rhoda GriffisRhoda GriffisClementine McFarland
Michael DavisDean Arthur Pembroke
Steve BolesAmbrose McFarland
Taylor HayesReverend Merriweather

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