Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

7.255/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

1980-03-07

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures

Genre

Music, Drama

Budget

$15 000 000

Revenue

$67 182 787

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Director

Michael Apted

Actors

Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Beverly D'Angelo, William Sanderson, Phyllis Boyens, Bill Anderson Jr., Foister Dickerson, Malla McCown, Pamela McCown
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Scenario

Thomas Rickman

Producer

Bernard Schwartz, Bob Larson

Operator

Ralf D. Bode

Composer

Artist

Audition

Michael Chinich

Editing

Arthur Schmidt
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• Filming took place in the state of Virginia.
• Concert scenes were filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, a concert hall that hosted the "Grand Ole Opry" show from 1943 to 1974—a concert-format show featuring country music stars.
• The film emphasizes that Loretta Lynn married at the age of 13, but this is not true. In May 2012, the Associated Press found and published Loretta Lynn's birth certificate, which revealed that she had been lying about her age for many years. She was 16 years old at the time of her marriage.
• The story of Patsy Cline (1932-1963) was told in Karel Reisz's drama "Sweet Dreams" (1985) starring Jessica Lange. Bernard Schwartz (born Tony Curtis, 1918-2010) was the producer of both films.
• Loretta tells Patsy she is pregnant, and a few days later, Patsy dies in a plane crash. Patsy Cline died in March 1963, and Loretta gave birth to twins in August 1964, which is 17 months later.
• It is claimed that Loretta Lynn fainted when she saw Levon Helm (1940-2012) in makeup – he reminded her of her father.
• During the filming of Ted Webb's funeral, actor Levon Helm refused point-blank to deliver a speech while lying in the coffin. Director Michael Apted even had to lie in the coffin himself to show the actor that there was nothing to be afraid of. He finally agreed, and the scene was shot in one take.
• Throughout the entire filming period, even when she wasn't on camera, Sissy Spacek remained in character.
• In preparation for the role, Sissy Spacek went on one of her character’s concert tours to better get into the part.
• Meryl Streep also auditioned for the role of Loretta. Spacek, in turn, was considered for the role of Violet in John Wells’ drama “August” (2013) and the witch in Rob Marshall’s musical “Into the Woods” (2014). Meryl Streep played both of those roles.