A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash |
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Reese Witherspoon as June Carter |
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Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian |
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Robert Patrick as Ray Cash |
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Tyler Hilton as Elvis Presley |
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Johnathan Rice as Roy Orbison |
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Shooter Jennings as Waylon Jennings |
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Waylon Payne as Jerry Lee Lewis |
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Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips |
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Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins |
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Larry Bagby as Marshall Grant |
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Sandra Ellis Lafferty as Maybelle Carter |
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Dan Beene as Ezra Carter |
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Lucas Till as Young Johnny Cash |
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Victoria Hester as Carlene Carter |
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Hailey Anne Nelson as Rosanne Cash |
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Shelby Lynne as Carrie Cash |
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Clay Steakley as W.S. 'Fluke' Holland |
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Ridge Canipe as Young J.R. |
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Kerris Dorsey as Kathy Cash |
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Deborah Rawlings as Diner Waitress |
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James DeForest Parker as Inmate |
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James Keach as Warden |
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Danny Vinson as Texarkana MC |
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Natalie Canerday as Lady in the Aisle |
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Rhoda Griffis as Five and Dime Manager |
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Jeff Bailey as El Paso Taxi Driver |
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J.D. Evermore as F.B.I. Man |
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Tim Ware as A & R Man #1 |
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Dolan Wilson as A & R Man #2 |
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Clare Grant as Lissome Girl |
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Glenda Pannell as Neighbor Woman |
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Amy Lavere as Wanda |
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John Carter Cash as Bob Neal (uncredited) |
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Aaron Covington as Bass player in Lewis's band (uncredited) |
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Geoff Falk as Folsom Prison Assistant Warden (uncredited) |
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Jan Falk as Lady at the Five & Dime (uncredited) |
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Marc Farley as Ferlin (uncredited) |
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Cody Hanford as Tommy Cash Age 9 (uncredited) |
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Donald Meyers as Record Company Executive (uncredited) |
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Mike Montgomery as Man in Aisle (uncredited) |
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Brit Shaw as Etta Grant (uncredited) |
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Melissa Goodwin Shepherd as Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
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Ben Taylor as Jack the Drunk (uncredited) |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor as Passionate Preacher (uncredited) |
Directing | James Mangold | Director |
Production | James Keach | Producer |
Production | Cathy Konrad | Producer |
Camera | Phedon Papamichael | Director of Photography |
Editing | Michael McCusker | Editor |
Production | Lisa Beach | Casting |
Production | Sarah Katzman | Casting |
Art | David J. Bomba | Production Design |
Writing | James Mangold | Screenplay |
Writing | Gill Dennis | Screenplay |
Art | John R. Jensen | Art Direction |
Art | Rob Simons | Art Direction |
Art | Carla Curry | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Arianne Phillips | Costume Design |
Production | Janelle Cochrane | Casting Associate |
Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Rosario | Assistant Costume Designer |
Costume & Make-Up | Wendy M. Craig | Costume Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Lorraine Crossman | Set Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | David Fernandez | Set Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Joulles Wright | Set Costumer |
Visual Effects | Ron Bolanowski | Special Effects Supervisor |
Visual Effects | Julia Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
Visual Effects | Robert Stromberg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Directing | Sheila Waldron | Script Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Kathrine Gordon | Hair Department Head |
Costume & Make-Up | Lori McCoy-Bell | Key Hair Stylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Anne Morgan | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Jane Galli | Makeup Department Head |
Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Vittone | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Brad Wilder | Makeup Artist |
Art | Emmy Ellison | Art Department Coordinator |
Camera | Suzanne Tenner | Still Photographer |
Sound | Donald Sylvester | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Bunny Andrews | Music Editor |
Sound | Terry Delsing | Music Editor |
Crew | T Bone Burnett | Executive Music Producer |
Sound | Peter F. Kurland | Production Sound Mixer |
Sound | Doug Hemphill | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Production | Gina Fortunato | Production Supervisor |
Production | Alan C. Blomquist | Unit Production Manager |
Production | Alan C. Blomquist | Executive Producer |
Production | John Carter Cash | Executive Producer |
Production | Lou Robin | Associate Producer |
Sound | T Bone Burnett | Original Music Composer |
Writing | Johnny Cash | Book |
Crew | Aaron Downing | Post Production Supervisor |
Directing | John R. Saunders | Assistant Director |
Visual Effects | Adruitha Lee | Color Designer |
Visual Effects | Paul Graff | Digital Compositors |
Crew | Brian Avery | Stunts |
Crew | Rick Avery | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Heidi Pascoe | Stunts |
Production | Robin Citrin | Location Manager |
Art | Robert Saba | Location Scout |
Production | Marie Healy | Location Manager |
Lighting | Stephanie Beman | Electrician |
Camera | Khris Bennett | Grip |
Lighting | Harrison Palmer | Electrician |
Lighting | John Sprague | Rigging Gaffer |
Sound | Kimberly Ellen Lowe | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Mildred Iatrou | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Tim Gomillion | Sound Recordist |
Sound | Dennis Rogers | Sound Recordist |