Movie: Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson

Top 5 Billed Cast

Danny Glover
Danny Glover

Self - Narrator (voice)

Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo'

Robert Johnson

Yolonda Williams
Yolonda Williams

Callie / Virginia

Marcus M. Mauldin
Marcus M. Mauldin

Johnny Shine

Liz Mikel
Liz Mikel

Nickel Lady

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    An in-depth, award-winning documentary on the life and music of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. Mixing rare photographs, exclusive interviews, and dramatic re-creations, it presents a compelling portrait of this enigmatic figure.

  • Release Date

    1998-09-26

  • Average

    8.8

  • Rating:

    4.4 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon
54%

Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon(hi)

2003-10-07

The story of a girl in a small North Indian town who is an obsessive fan of top Hindi movie star Madhuri Dixit, and dreams of moving to Mumbai to become a film heroine herself.

Autopiloten
50%

Autopiloten(de)

2007-11-10

On the highways of the Ruhr region, the paths of four people cross as they try to fulfill their long-lost dreams. One of them is Georg, the coach of a Bundesliga soccer team that has to win that evening's cup match if he wants to keep his job. He is about to be sacked and realizes that the business and its mechanisms are beginning to turn against him. Dieter, the roving TV reporter, is on the hunt for spectacular pictures day and night. Although he loves his son, who lives with his ex-wife Rita, he takes too little care of him.

Station Six-Sahara
57%

Station Six-Sahara(en)

1963-01-11

A beautiful blonde joins a small group of men running an oil station in the Sahara Desert and starts the emotions soaring.

The Art Of Waiting
88%

The Art Of Waiting(he)

2019-11-15

Liran and Tali, a couple in their thirties who dream of having a child together, are one day told that they will have to undergo fertility treatments. What seems simple at first turns out to be very complex.

American Jail
50%

American Jail(en)

2018-07-01

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.

(NULL)
81%

(NULL)(xx)

2013-01-01

An unknown girl breaks out of her daily grind by undergoing an intense audio-visual trip.

А где Матвей?
54%

А где Матвей?(ru)

2019-08-01

Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
63%

Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary(en)

1966-02-17

Jerry keeps sleepwalking and doing things unknowingly to Tom. He becomes aware of this and tries to stay awake.

Boy
57%

Boy(en)

2004-10-14

Boy is the unsettling story of a young male prostitute, or Rent Boy, in a small rural town who learns the truth behind a hit and run accident which has killed a local girl. When the news of the girls death spreads through the community, the driver and his family decide that the boy must be silenced. The set out to scare him into silence. The pressure becomes more and more violent, but despite this, the boy battles to expose the truth.

Oil on Water
45%

Oil on Water(en)

2007-10-10

A loving young creative couple, Max and Anna, experience inexplicable difficulties which tears their relationship apart.

Un fil à la patte
70%

Un fil à la patte(fr)

1970-12-26

The Midnight Graduate
22%

The Midnight Graduate(en)

1970-11-13

Presents a young woman's odyssey in self discovery, as she finds herself "among the ladies" in Los Angeles' steamy sexual underbelly

Doghat Tisra Aata Sagla Visara
70%

Doghat Tisra Aata Sagla Visara(mr)

2008-07-31

A newly married couples' lives are turned upside down when a childhood friend visits them unexpectedly.

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda
85%

Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda(en)

2014-12-23

In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloban. With little option, and his crew started the six hour walk to Alto, where the closest broadcast antenna was to be found. Letting the world know what was happening to was a priority, but they were driven by the need to let their families and friends know they were all still alive. Along the way, they encountered residents and victims of the massive typhoon, and with each step it became increasingly clear just how devastating this storm was. This was a storm that was going to change lives.

The Last One of the Six
60%

The Last One of the Six(fr)

1941-09-16

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise.

Ash
61%

Ash(zh)

2017-10-14

A decade ago, a medical student and a steelworker become pen-friends when they chance upon the same copy of Leo Tolstoy's "Resurrection". Off the page, passion and hatred mingle and two murders are committed, and the two friends part ways. A young police officer starts to investigate, but in vain. A decade later, the young graduate student has become a renowned doctor, and has married his sweetheart. The steelworker returns to the city, bringing with him his handicapped girlfriend. Meanwhile, the police officer can't shake off the unsolved mystery of the murder cases. The last ten years have brought with them great change, each of the characters falling deeper into webs of vice and desire. They must choose the path to salvation, or the road to hell.

Near Winter
54%

Near Winter(no)

1993-06-15

Near Winter tells of a young Norwegian man returning home to an isolated farm with his English girlfriend only to find something is wrong with his hermit-like uncle who lives there and who is prepping for the coming winter.

Similar Movies

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
95%

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly(en)

2014-04-06

John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly chronicles the musical evolution of one of the most influential solo artists of his generation. Featuring rare demos, interviews and live performances; it is told in it's entirety from Mayer's perspective. Centered mostly on his career and professional accomplishments, Someday I'll Fly strips away the typical gossip surrounding Mayer to provide an intimate look at the life and career of a lauded musician.

Googoosh: Made of Fire
68%

Googoosh: Made of Fire(en)

2024-10-10

On stage since she was a toddler, Googoosh has been an icon of Iranian pop culture since the 1970s. Her progressive style and raw singing talent attracted worldwide acclaim and saw her performing alongside the likes of Tina Turner and Ray Charles. But the star's career came to an abrupt halt after the Islamic Revolution, which banned women from singing in public. Googoosh was placed under house arrest, where she remained for the next two decades. Niloufar Taghizadeh's documentary, which includes interviews with the charismatic singer (now in her seventies, but still performing and advocating for women and girls) and arresting archival footage, offers both a loving portrait of a national icon and a fascinating historical and cultural record of Iran.

John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken Live from The Chicago Theatre
65%

John Mellencamp: Plain Spoken Live from The Chicago Theatre(en)

2018-02-01

John Mellencamp tells his story & performs live in Chicago.

ZZ Top: Live From Texas
69%

ZZ Top: Live From Texas(en)

2008-06-24

Live from Texas is a live DVD/Blu-ray by ZZ Top. It was recorded on November 1, 2007, at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas, and released on June 24, 2008, by Eagle Rock Records. The hirsute trio (guitarist Billy Gibbons, bass player Dusty Hill, drummer Frank Beard) has been at it for nearly four decades now.

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
66%

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story(en)

2007-12-21

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Blues Story
60%

Blues Story(en)

2003-11-01

Blues Story presents an impressionistic history of one of the most lasting art forms America has ever produced - as told for the first time through the eyes of the artists who lived it. Combining exclusive interview and performance footage with vintage clips and the music of many Blues legends long gone, the history of this richly felt music is illuminated - from its African roots to its American urban expression - along with its profound place in our cultural heritage. The result is a rare, first-hand glimpse into the lives of these vanishing artists, and a moving, insightful and informative look into a music that continues to be loved by millions throughout the world.

Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
73%

Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider(en)

2001-08-17

Clapton, live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on August 18, 2002, part of the sold-out worldwide tour that followed Clapton's 2001 album "Reptile." This concert DVD features live material spanning his entire career. Recorded in concert at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, August 18 2001, this performance spans Clapton's entire career and even throws in a cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for good measure. Based around the album REPTILE, which had just been released at the time, this footage also includes the songs "Layla," "Tears in Heaven," "Sunshine of Your Love" and many more.

It Might Get Loud
72%

It Might Get Loud(en)

2008-09-05

A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.

Antone's: Home of the Blues
100%

Antone's: Home of the Blues(en)

2004-01-19

Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical and dynamic blues performances from the earliest days of the club in the 1970s. Stars David Adelson, Clifford Antone.

The Nowhere Inn
58%

The Nowhere Inn(en)

2021-09-16

When St. Vincent sets out to make a documentary about her music, the goal is to both reveal and revel in the unadorned truth behind her on-stage persona. But when she hires a close friend to direct, notions of reality, identity, and authenticity grow increasingly distorted and bizarre.

Crossroads
74%

Crossroads(en)

1986-03-14

A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
77%

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story(en)

2008-09-26

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Blues in the Night
61%

Blues in the Night(en)

1941-11-15

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Blues Brothers 2000
53%

Blues Brothers 2000(en)

1998-02-06

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

Killer Diller
52%

Killer Diller(en)

2004-01-01

A guitar playing car thief meets an autistic savant piano player, and together they transform a group of reluctant halfway house convicts into The Killer Diller Blues Band.

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
100%

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3(en)

2004-08-31

Taken from the European tours organised for American blues musicians between 1962 and 1969, this release features performances by several popular blues artists, including: Big Mama Thornton, Roosevelt Sykes, Buddy Guy, Dr. Isaiah Ross, Big Joe Turner, Skip James, Bukka White, Son House, Hound Dog Taylor and Little Walter, Koko Taylor and Little Walter, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Helen Humes, Earl Hooker, and Muddy Waters.

The Blues Under the Skin
100%

The Blues Under the Skin(fr)

1973-08-29

Blurring the line between documentary and fiction, THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN dramatizes the tumultuous relationship of a young couple (Onike Lee and Roland Sanchez) as they struggle to overcome the barriers of poverty and prejudice that keep them from finding happiness together.

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
60%

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music(en)

1993-11-02

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.

Lou Reed - Transformer
65%

Lou Reed - Transformer(en)

2001-12-03

In 1972, Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of the best known and most talked about artists in rock & roll, with its incisive portrait of the demimonde and the distinctive hit single "Walk on the Wild Side." Classic Albums: Lou Reed -- Transformer offers a look at the making of this landmark album, with Lou Reed and engineer Ken Scott offering an in-depth perspective on the recording sessions, and Herbie Flowers revealing how he came up with his memorable bass line for "Walk on the Wild Side."

Bessie
63%

Bessie(en)

2015-05-16

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.