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Swanee River(Movie, 1940)

1h 24min | Genres: Drama, Music, Thriller
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Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart. It is a biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century-Fox biographical films of the time, the film was more fictional than it was factual. ()
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Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

About Swanee River

Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/29/1939
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Screenwriter: Philip Dunne
Film Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Director of Photography: Bert Glennon
Production Designer: Richard Day

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