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The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969) | Slate

The Sun's Gonna Shine

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Rated 6.9 on TMDB

The Sun's Gonna Shine

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Released: 1969
Runtime: 10m
Genres: Documentary, Music
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Les BlankDirector

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Lightnin' HopkinsHimself

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