The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
Direction
Altman's overlapping dialogue creates beautiful, messy symphonies.
Editing
Twenty-four characters, zero protagonists, somehow it works.
Writing
Actors wrote their own songs—Ronee Blakley's breakdown is unscripted magic.
Director
Robert Altman
David Arkin
Norman
Barbara Baxley
Lady Pearl
Ned Beatty
Delbert Reese
Karen Black
Connie White
Ronee Blakley
Barbara Jean
Timothy Brown
Tommy Brown
Keith Carradine
Tom Frank
Geraldine Chaplin
Opal
Robert DoQui
Wade Cooley
Shelley Duvall
L.A. Joan
Allen Garfield
Barnett
Henry Gibson
Haven Hamilton
Scott Glenn
Pfc. Glenn Kelly
Jeff Goldblum
Tricycle Man
Barbara Harris
Winifred / Albuquerque
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during America's bicentennial, the film predicted celebrity politics decades before reality TV presidents. Altman literally invented the modern ensemble.
The entire cast lived together in Nashville during filming. Keith Carradine's 'I'm Easy' won an Oscar despite being improvised in character.
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