An in-depth, award-winning documentary on the life and music of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Mixing rare photographs, exclusive interviews, and dramatic re-creations, it presents a compelling portrait of this enigmatic figure.
Danny Glover
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Keb' Mo'
as Robert Johnson
Yolonda Williams
as Callie / Virginia
Marcus M. Mauldin
as Johnny Shine
Liz Mikel
as Nickel Lady
GenerationofSwine
I watched one documentary about Robert Johnson that focused entirely on his legendary deal with the devil... which is an interesting part of the story, but that's not really who Robert Johnson was. And I've seen documentaries about Robert Johnson that scorned the mythology about the crossroads an...