Movie Info

Sissy Spacek shines in her Oscar-winning role as country singer Loretta Lynn. The movie charts the rise of the queen of country music, from her hardsc...(read more...) rabble upbringing in Appalachia to stardom at the Grand Ole Opry. Married at the age of 13, Loretta was pushed into a music career by her husband, Dolittle (a wonderful Tommy Lee Jones). Beverly D'Angelo appears as Patsy Cline, and that's Spacek's singing voice you hear as Lynn.

Director: Michael Apted

MPAA: Unrated

Release Date: Dec 31, 1980

Cast: Beverly D'Angelo, Bob Hannah, David Gray, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens, Robert Elkins, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, William Sanderson