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Coal Miner's Daughter

Release Date - Mar 7, 1980  |   Run Time - 125 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG

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Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted and written by Tom Rickman. It follows the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 15 to her rise as one of the most influential country musicians. Based on Lynn's 1976 biography of the same name by George Vecsey, the film stars Sissy Spacek as Lynn. Tommy Lee Jones, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm are featured in supporting roles. Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl make cameo appearances as themselves.

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Academy Award, Art/Music, Coal, Coal Mining, Coming Of Age/Teen, Country Music, Dark, Grand Ole Opry, Honkytonk, Journey Shown On Map, Kentucky, Nashville Tennessee, Still, True Stories, Washington State

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Alternate Titles

Bitto Shel Kore Ha-Pehum

IL

Coal Miner's Daughter

AU, CA, DK, GB, US

La hija del minero

AR, MX, PE

La ragazza di Nashville

IT

Loretta - gruvearbeiderens datter

NO

O Destino Mudou Sua Vida

BR

První dáma country music

CZ

Η κόρη του ανθρακωρύχου

GR