The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

"After Woody Guthrie and before Bob Dylan came Ramblin' Jack Elliott."

Jan 26 2000 PG-13 1h 52m
Biography, Documentary, Music

With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

Plot

With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack Elliott. She explores who he is and how he got there, working back and forth between archival and contemporary footage. Born in 1932 in Brooklyn, busking through the South and West in the early 50s, a year with Woody Guthrie, six years flatpicking in Europe, a triumphant return to Greenwich Village in the early 60s, mentoring Bob Dylan, then life on the road, from gig to gig, singing and telling stories. A Grammy and the National Medal of Arts await Jack near the end of a long trail. What will Aiyana find for herself?

Written by

Dicky Dahl, Aiyana Elliott

Directed by

Aiyana Elliott

Cast

Jack Elliott, Gil Gross, Arlo Guthrie

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Verisimilitude, Plantain Films, Crawford Communications, Journeyman Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
339
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
72
Popularity
NA