Songcatcher

Songcatcher was released on March 1, 2001.

Songcatcher was directed by Maggie Greenwald.

Songcatcher has a runtime of 1h 49m.

Songcatcher was produced by Richard Miller, Ellen Rigas-Venetis.

After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, brilliant musicologist Dr. Lily Penleric impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life: a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted--not only by the rugged purity of the music, but also by the raw courage and endurance of the local people as they carve out meaningful lives against the harshest conditions. When she meets Tom, a handsome, hardened war veteran and talented musician, she's forced to examine her motivations. Is the "Songcatcher," as Tom insists, no better than the men who exploit the people and extort their land?

The key characters in Songcatcher are Professor Lily Penleric, PhD (Janet McTeer), Professor Wallace Aldrich, PhD (Michael Goodwin), Fate Honeycutt (Gregory Russell Cook).

Songcatcher is rated PG-13.

Songcatcher is a Drama, Music film.

Songcatcher has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.

Songcatcher had a budget of $1.8M.

Songcatcher has made $3.2M at the box office.