Poster of The Sun's Gonna Shine

The Sun's Gonna Shine

Plot: A lyrical recreation of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ decision at age eight to stop chopping cotton and start singing for a living. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013
Release Date: Thursday, January 2 1969
56 years ago
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Portrait of Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin' HopkinsLightnin' Hopkins was 56 in The Sun's Gonna Shine as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Fri, Mar 15 1912 –
Sat, Jan 30 1982

Crew

Portrait of Les BlankLes BlankLes Blank was 33 in The Sun's Gonna Shine as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 27 1935 –
Sun, Apr 07 2013