The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack Movie Review 2000

Seminal '60s folk singer "Ramblin' Jack" Elliott was born Elliott Adnopoz, son of a Jewish doctor in New York. But bitten by the bug of the romantic West, the young free spirit transformed himself into the spiritual heir of Woody Guthrie who, to a degree, paved the way for Bob Dylan. Along the way he had a wife and family, though he seldom saw them. His daughter Aiyana made this documentary about her father, so strict objectivity is not high on the list of the film's attributes.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films

Screenplay

Aiyana Elliott, Dick Dahl

Cast

Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson, Pete Seeger, Odetta, Dave Van Ronk

Director

Aiyana Elliott

Music

Jack Elliott