Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?

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Can't You Hear the Wind Howl?

1997

1h 16m

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Over time, the life of bluesman Robert Johnson has taken on mythic proportions. Urban legends have him exchanging his soul to the devil for his talent with a guitar, or being poisoned with spiked liquor by a romantic rival. This documentary explores all the rumors still surrounding Johnson. Meanwhile, through interviews with friends and disciples, and dramatic re-enactments featuring a doppelgänger, the film shows there definitely is a mysterious power in the music he played.

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Hosted by Danny Glover and contains interviews with Son House, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. There are many anecdotes about Robert Johnson who contributes to the myth of the blues like no other player has. Dramatizations show The Crossroads a place where you went alone at midnight if you wanted to become a Bluesman. The Devil would come, tune your guitar for you, and if you accepted it back you would be able to play anything you could think of. The catch was, the Devil now owned your soul, and his music often reflected the worries that he was a hunted man.

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Peter W. Meyer

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Danny Glover

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Peter W. Meyer

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Peter W. Meyer

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Thom Havens

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Philipp Nick

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Over time, the life of bluesman Robert Johnson has taken on mythic proportions. Urban legends have him exchanging his soul to the devil for his talent with a guitar, or being poisoned with spiked liquor by a romantic rival. This documentary explores all the rumors still surrounding Johnson. Meanwhile, through interviews with friends and disciples, and dramatic re-enactments featuring a doppelgänger, the film shows there definitely is a mysterious power in the music he played.

Director: Peter W. Meyer
Producer: Peter W. Meyer
Screenwriter: Peter W. Meyer
Production Co: Sweet Home Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 25, 2018
Runtime: 1h 16m

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