Coal Miner's Daughter

– Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Mar 1980

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Michael Apted

Writer:

Thomas Rickman (screenplay), Loretta Lynn (autobiography), George Vecsey (autobiography)

Main Actors:

Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens-Liptak

Plot:

At only thirteen years of age, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a sizeable family. Loretta appears destined to a life of homemaking, but Doolittle recognises his wife's musical talent, and buys her a guitar as an anniversary present one year. At eighteen, the mother of four children and busy housewife still finds time to write and sing songs at small fairs and local honky-tonks. This gift sets Loretta Lynn on the gruelling, tumultuous path to superstardom and country music greatness.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 13 nominations.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
Metacritic:
87%