My Father and the Man in Black

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My Father and the Man in Black

2012

1h 30m

Documentary

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Johnny Cash and his troubled personal manager, Saul Holiff, help a boy search for his father.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

You get a strong whiff of what it must have been like to be Johnny Cash, or his exasperated manager, from this film. It would make a good companion piece to "Walk the Line.

Rated: B

Sep 13, 2013

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

It's good that Holiff wants to unlock this puzzle, but Cash is so compelling a figure that he is ultimately the only character we truly care about.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 12, 2013

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

This has the potential to be dreadfully maudlin stuff, but the film is too damn interesting to be maudlin.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 10, 2013

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Sarah Brinks

Battleship Pretension

Even with the distracting narration My Father and the Man in Black is a well made documentary with details about both Saul Holiff and Johnny Cash that until now were lost to the annals of time.

Feb 24, 2021

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Sophie Kingston-Smith

CineVue

The strengths of this documentary lie in the story itself, and it's clear that Holiff is a natural storyteller. He is not an engaging narrator however, and his delivery is often monotone and expressionless.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 27, 2019

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

It's certainly a more enlightening look than any big-budget Hollywood biopic could offer.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 18, 2014

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A very poignant documentary.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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It's an interesting story, but too many times it falls into self indulgence and if anything it's message is 'Whoa look at me, the neglected son'

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Interesting documentary about Jonathon Holiff's search for understanding of his father, Saul who was Johnny Cash's Manager.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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I loved the film, as it gave me a real view of how people have to struggle, but they can still make it if they keep trying.I flew all the way from London Ontario to Vancouver, took a ferry to the island to see my friends film. I had already seen it in London, but it was worth a few more looks, saw it 4 more times on CityTV, twice a night. great film, and my little brother and big sister are in it for about 1 second. thanks for the memories.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Are you kidding? This is a great film!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Wonderful film, more interesting knowing about the man behind Mr. Cash for sure!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

Johnny Cash and his troubled personal manager, Saul Holiff, help a boy search for his father.

Director: Jonathan Holiff
Producer: Jonathan Holiff, Tanya Lyn Nazarec, Jennifer Phillips
Screenwriter: Jonathan Holiff
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m

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