Quick facts
- Released
- March 1, 2001
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- PG-13
- IMDb
- tt0210299
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Rigas Entertainment, ErgoArts
Themes
Cast
Janet McTeer
Professor Lily Penleric, PhD
Michael Goodwin
Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD
Gregory Russell Cook
Fate Honeycutt
Jane Adams
Eleanor 'Elna' Penleric
E. Katherine Kerr
Harriet Tolliver
Emmy Rossum
Deladis Slocumb
Pat Carroll
Viney Butler
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Alice Kincaid
Aidan Quinn
Tom Bledsoe
Bart Hansard
Hilliard
Erin Blake Clanton
Polly
David Patrick Kelly
Earl Giddens
Kristin Hall
Isabel
Michael Harding
Reese Kincaid
Taj Mahal
Dexter Speaks
Iris DeMent
Rose Gentry
Rhoda Griffis
Clementine McFarland
Michael Davis
Dean Arthur Pembroke
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Songcatcher about?
- After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted.
- Who directed Songcatcher?
- Songcatcher was directed by Maggie Greenwald.
- Who stars in Songcatcher?
- Songcatcher stars Janet McTeer, Michael Goodwin, Gregory Russell Cook, Jane Adams.
- When was Songcatcher released?
- Songcatcher is a 2001 drama, music film.
- Where can I watch Songcatcher?
- You can watch Songcatcher with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.