Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003· 89 min· Germany
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Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.
- Director
- Charles Burnett
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
Cast
TR
Tommy Redmond Hicks
NL
Nathaniel Lee Jr.
Carl Lumbly
BS
Bessie Smith
MW
Muddy Waters
DW
Dinah Washington
RG
Reverend Gary Davis
Willie Dixon
MS
Mamie Smith
SH
Son House
MJ
Mississippi John Hurt
LH
Lightnin' Hopkins
BB
Big Bill Broonzy
EC
Elizabeth Cotten
SB
Sonny Boy Williamson II
IC
Ida Cox
VS
Victoria Spivey