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Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982)

8 | 02 Mar 1982 | Documentary Drama

Perry Miller Adato's first attempt to combine documentary techniques with dramatic re-enactment. The film uses actor John Cullum both as himself and to play the young Sandburg in short dramatic sequences. In search of Sandburg, Cullum travels to the poet's native home, Galesburg, Illinois speaking with close friends and family of the writer. Through a remarkable recently discovered trove of period photographs of Galesburg, the small-town America of Sandburg's childhood - the horse carriages, the ice-man delivering ice, a Fourth of July celebration - is revived in vivid detail.

Featured Crew

Perry Miller Adato Director
Paul Shyre Writer
Carl Sandburg Poem
Perry Miller Adato Producer
Megan Marks Associate Producer
Jac Venza Executive Producer
Scott Kuney Music
Sara Fishko Editor
Deborah Kiser Makeup Artist
Michael Davis Director of Photography

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982) Cast & Crew

John Cullum
John Cullum
Carl Sandburg
Frances Conroy
Frances Conroy
Mother / Lilian Steichen
Michael Higgins
Michael Higgins
Father / Hobo
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg
Self (voice) (archive footage)

Carl Sandburg: Echoes and Silences (1982) Images

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