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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 20 m

Summary In June of 1964 hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi, starting what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men--made up of musicians, college students and record collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, ...

Directed By: Sam Pollard

Written By: Benjamin Hedin

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 20 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 1 h 20 m

Two Trains Runnin'

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Summary In June of 1964 hundreds of college students, eager to join the civil rights movement, traveled to Mississippi, starting what would be known as Freedom Summer. That same month, two groups of young men--made up of musicians, college students and record collectors--also traveled to Mississippi. Though neither group was aware of the other, ...

Directed By: Sam Pollard

Written By: Benjamin Hedin

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90
Sep 28, 2017
As we watch these once-marginalized artists thrillingly bring their past to bear on tense times, so does this look-and-listen complement the urgency of our newly charged civil rights moment.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
88
Dec 2, 2016
Pollard’s choice to end with a stirring a capella number by Son House still provided the uplift needed to fight another day.
By Odie Henderson FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 15, 2016
Benefits from a fresh angle that will particularly appeal to blues aficionados.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 1, 2016
This captivating movie, like the blues itself, is at once a recognition of those somber truths and a gesture of protest against them.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 21, 2017
The movie’s thesis is that the 1960s’ political clashes and cultural revelations were essentially linked, and equally liberating.
By Mark Jenkins FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 27, 2016
Sam Pollard's documentary teeters on reaching a higher plane of meaning simply through the efficiency of its information.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Avalon Films
Release Date Dec 2, 2016
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The incredible story of the search for America's musical past.
Website http://www.twotrainsrunnin.com/
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