"Walk the Line" follows the early years in the career of American music legend Johnny Cash. The young Cash sets out on life's journey battered by his brother's accidental death and an abusive father, who blames him for the incident. His rise to fame with such hits as "A Boy Named Sue" and "Ring of Fire" is countered by his struggle with amphetamines, barbiturates and alcohol. His instability, both financial and emotional, leads to the failure of his first marriage. The few comforts of his unhappy youth had come from the radio programs of June Carter, the luminous daughter of country music's first family. When their paths cross, it's her devotion and support that becomes his salvation.
Production Fox 2000 Pictures; Tree Line Films; Konrad Pictures; Catfish Productions; Mars Media Beteiligungs [de];
Cast Names Joaquin Phoenix; Reese Witherspoon; Ginnifer Goodwin; Robert Patrick; Dallas Roberts; Dan John Miller; Larry Bagby; Shelby Lynne; Tyler Hilton; Waylon Payne; Shooter Jennings; Sandra Ellis Lafferty; Dan Beene; Clay Steakley; Johnathan Rice; Johnny Holiday; Ridge Canipe; Lucas Till; Carly Nahon; McGhee Monteith; Wyatt Entrekin; Hailey Anne Nelson; Kerris Dorsey; Delaney Keefe; Victoria Hester; Deborah Rawlings; James DeForest Parker; James Keach; Davielle Boyce; Glenn Alan Gardner; Danny Vinson; Dave McPhail; Bob King; Natalie Canerday; Rhoda Griffis; Jeff Bailey; Ross Harkins; J.D. Evermore; Helen Ingebritsen; J.W. Williams;
Box Office USD 119,518,352
Release Date 2005-09-04 (Telluride Film Festival) 2005-11-18
Genres Biography; Drama; Music; Romance;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for some language, thematic material and depiction of
drug dependency.
Running Time 2 hr. 16 min. 2 hr. 33 min. (extended cut)