The Soul of a Man (2003)

Film details

Featuring

Laurence Fishburne Keith B. Brown Chris Thomas King
Countries

United Kingdom Germany USA
Year

2003
Type

Film

Synopsis

Looks at the dramatic tension in the blues between the sacred and profane by exploring the music and lives of three musicians: Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson and J.B. Lenoir. Rare archive footage and present day documentary material is complemented by an extended fictional sequence.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    Laurence Fishburne
  - on-screen participant
    
    Keith B. Brown
  - on-screen participant
    
    Chris Thomas King
  - on-screen participant
    
    J.B. Lenoir
  - on-screen participant
    
    Skip James
  - on-screen participant
    
    Beck
  - on-screen participant
    
    T-Bone Burnett
  - on-screen participant
    
    Nick Cave
  - on-screen participant
    
    Shemekia Copeland
  - on-screen participant
    
    Eagle-Eye Cherry
  - on-screen participant
    
    Crow Jane
  - on-screen participant
    
    Garland Jeffreys
  - on-screen participant
    
    Lobos
  - on-screen participant
    
    Bonnie Raitt
  - on-screen participant
    
    Marc Ribot
  - on-screen participant
    
    Lou Reed
  - on-screen participant
    
    Vernon Reid
  - on-screen participant
    
    Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
  - on-screen participant
    
    James 'Blood' Ulmer
  - on-screen participant
    
    Lucinda Williams
  - on-screen participant
    
    Cassandra Wilson
  - on-screen participant
    
    Alvin Youngblood Hart
  - on-screen participant
    
    Cream
  - on-screen participant
    
    John Mayall
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Wim Wenders
  - Production Company
    
    Vulcan Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH
  - In association with
    
    Cappa Productions
  - In association with
    
    Jigsaw Productions
  - [International Sales]
    
    Road Sales
  - Executive Producer
    
    Martin Scorsese
  - Executive Producer
    
    Paul G. Allen
  - Executive Producer
    
    Jody Patton
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ulrich Felsberg
  - Producer
    
    Alex Gibney
  - Producer
    
    Margaret Bodde
  - Co-producer
    
    Hutton, Richard
  - Associate Producer
    
    Belinda Clasen
  - Script
    
    Wim Wenders
  - Director of Photography
    
    Lisa Rinzler
  - Editor
    
    Mathilde Bonnefoy
  - Production Designer
    
    Liba Daniels
  - Music Supervisor
    
    John McCullough