Overview

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Fun facts

Awards
Won 4 awards, including the Oscar for Best Actress (2006) and the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film (2006)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (2006)
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Box office
Grossed $187M worldwide, about 6.7 times its $28M budget
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Based on
Based on Cash: The Autobiography and Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words
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Setting
Set in Tennessee and California
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Music
Music by T Bone Burnett
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Phedon Papamichael
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