The Search for Robert Johnson
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The Search for Robert Johnson is a 1992 British television documentary film about the American Delta blues musician Robert Johnson, hosted by John Hammond, and produced and directed by Chris Hunt. In the film, Hammond journeys through the American Deep South to pursue topics such as Johnson's birth date, place and parents, his early musical development, performances and travels, romances, his mythic "pact with the devil," his death in the late 1930s, the discovery of possible offspring, and the uncertainty over where Johnson is buried. Throughout, Johnson's music is both foreground and background, from recordings of Johnson and as performed on camera by Hammond, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and Johnny Shines.
The Search for Robert Johnson | |
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Directed by | Chris Hunt |
Produced by | Chris Hunt |
Starring | Johnny Shines David Honeyboy Edwards |
Narrated by | John P. Hammond |
Cinematography | Paul Bond, Ken Morse |
Edited by | Stuart Davidson |
Music by | Robert Johnson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Channel 4 |
Release date | 1992 (1992) |
Running time | 53 minutes (TV). 72 minutes (VHS,[1] DVD[2][3]) |
Country | UK |
Produced by Iambic Productions, the documentary first aired on Channel 4.[4]