Summary
Ring of Fire is a 2013 American biographical drama television film directed by Allison Anders and written by Richard Friedenberg. The film is about the life of June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash, and is based on their son John Carter Cash's 2007 book Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash. It stars Jewel Kilcher as June Carter Cash and Matt Ross as Johnny Cash.[1] It aired on Lifetime on May 27, 2013, and was nominated for four Primetime Emmys in 2013,[2] including Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.
| Ring of Fire | |
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| Genre | Biographical drama |
| Based on | Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash 2007 book by John Carter Cash |
| Teleplay by | Richard Friedenberg |
| Directed by | Allison Anders |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Damian Ganczewski |
| Cinematography | Joseph E. Gallagher |
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| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company | Asylum Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | May 27, 2013 |
Plot edit
This is the story of the decades-long love affair between June Carter and her husband, Johnny Cash, a love that was stretched to the breaking point by Johnny's addiction to pills.
Cast edit
- Jewel as June Carter Cash
- Matt Ross as Johnny Cash
- John Doe as A. P. Carter
- Frances Conroy as Maybelle Carter
- Austin M. Stack as John Carter Cash
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Garreth Connor
- Mary Stewart Sullivan as young June Carter
Accolades edit
| Ceremony | Categories | Year | Result |
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| Primetime Emmys | Outstanding Makeup
Outstanding Music Composition Outstanding Directing Outstanding Hairstyling |
2013 | Nominated |
References edit
External links edit
- Ring of Fire at IMDb
- Ring of Fire at AllMovie
- Ring of Fire at the TCM Movie Database
