Backdrop

American Epic

IMDb 7.2 2017 • min • Documentary

Director

Bernard MacMahon

Country

US

Plot Summary

Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.

Top Cast

Robert Redford
Robert Redford Narrator (voice)
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal Self

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