The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

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The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash

2019

1h 34m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Thom Zimny brings the man out from behind the legend.

Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

With "The Gift," Cash's 71-year reckoning with the wages of sin and salvation is put in eloquently humbling, myth-busting perspective.

Oct 24, 2019

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Often glorious.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 11, 2019

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Thom Zimny's stripped-to-essentials portrait of the legendary performer impresses with its honesty and artistry.

Apr 24, 2019

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A glorious documentary about the musical ministry of the Man in Black.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 20, 2019

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Tynan Yanaga

Film Inquiry

The Gift of Johnny Cash is how he brings us into his struggles, into his journey, and lets us be a part of it with him. We're getting a fully engaged, uninterrupted look into the life and journey of Johnny Cash.

Nov 16, 2019

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash creates an actual, evolving sense of mood -- pain, hope, regret, closure...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 25, 2019

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Thom Zimny brings the man out from behind the legend.

Director: Thom Zimny
Producer: Dan Friedkin, Ryan Friedkin, Sean M. Stuart, Bradley Thomas, Thom Zimny, Glen Zipper
Production Co: Old Farm Road Films, Sutter Road Picture Company
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 34m