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The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time!

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Genre
  
Documentary, Music

Duration
  

Running time
  
1h 18m

8/10
IMDb

Writer
  
Lee Hays

Director
  
Jim Brown

Screenplay
  
Lee Hays

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Initial release
  
March 7, 1982 (New York City)

Awards
  
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Direction

Cast
  
Ronnie Gilbert
(himself),
Arlo Guthrie
(himself),
Lee Hays
(himself),
Fred Hellerman
(himself)

Similar movies
  
Jim Brown directed The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time! and Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Tagline
  
We felt that if we sang loud enough and strong enough and hopefully enough, somehow it would make a difference.

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! is a 1982 documentary film about the folk group The Weavers and the events leading up to their 1980 reunion concert at Carnegie Hall.

Contents

The film was the inspiration for the 2003 mockumentary film A Mighty Wind.

Won

  • Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 1983:
  • Best Documentary
  • American Cinema Editors 1984:
  • Eddie Award - Best Edited Documentary
  • Nominated

  • BAFTA Awards 1983:
  • Flaherty Documentary Award - Jim Brown
  • References

    The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! Wikipedia
    The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time! IMDb The Weavers: Wasnt That a Time! themoviedb.org