The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Movie · Documentary · Music

"The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack" is an extraordinary and remarkably humorous portrait of American folk music legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott. From his unlikely roots as the son of a Jewish doctor in Brooklyn, to his ongoing wanderings as the last of the singing cowboys, Ramblin' Jack has packed so many adventures into his 68 years that he seems more myth than man. He ran away to the rodeo at the age of fifteen, traveled and sang with Woody Guthrie, and became friend and mentor to a young Bob Dylan.

2000 · 1h 52m
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Starring Jack Elliott, Gil Gross, Arlo Guthrie
Director Aiyana Elliott

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌E
    Jack Elliott
    Himself (as Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
  • G‌G
    Gil Gross
    Self
  • Arlo Guthrie
    Self
  • Kris Kristofferson
    Self
  • H‌L
    Harold Leventhal
    Self
  • Alan Lomax
    Self
  • V‌M
    Victor Maymudes
    Self
  • Odetta
    Self
  • D.A. Pennebaker
    Self
  • Pete Seeger
    Self
  • J‌S
    June Shelley
    Self

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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

Documentary

"The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack" is an extraordinary and remarkably humorous portrait of American folk music legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott. From his unlikely roots as the son of a Jewish doctor in Brooklyn, to his ongoing wanderings as the last of the singing cowboys, Ramblin' Jack has packed so many adventures into his 68 years that he seems more myth than man. He ran away to the rodeo at the age of fifteen, traveled and sang with Woody Guthrie, and became friend and mentor to a young Bob Dylan.

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Studio
Sundance
Released
2000
Run Time
1 hr 52 min
Rated
Not Rated
Region of Origin
United States
© 2000 Verisimilitude, LLC

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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