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.
Acting
Phoenix channels Cash's physicality without becoming caricature.
Sound
Live vocals capture trembling imperfection studio polish would kill.
Costume
That black suit evolution from cheap to deliberate legend.
Director
James Mangold
Joaquin Phoenix
John R. Cash
Reese Witherspoon
June Carter
Ginnifer Goodwin
Vivian Cash
Robert Patrick
Ray Cash
Dallas Roberts
Sam Phillips
Dan John Miller
Luther Perkins
Larry Bagby
Marshall Grant
Shelby Lynne
Carrie Cash
Tyler Hilton
Elvis Presley
Shooter Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Sandra Ellis Lafferty
Maybelle Carter
Clay Steakley
W.S. "Fluke" Holland
Johnathan Rice
Roy Orbison
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Johnny Cash died seven months before filming began; he approved Phoenix personally after meeting him at a dinner party.
This revived mainstream interest in Cash just as 'Hurt' was making him relevant to Nine Inch Nails fans—perfect timing or manufactured nostalgia?
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