The Sun's Gonna Shine

Name: The Sun's Gonna Shine
Director: Les Blank
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1969-01-02
Duration: 10 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Lightnin' Hopkins

196910m

★ 6.9

DocumentaryMusic

A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

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