A celebration of black life during the Depression in the South
Leadbelly uses the story of musician Huddie Ledbetter/Roger Mosley to celebrate black culture in the American south. It starts off with famed archivist John Lomax who collected folk music during the Great Depression coming to record Ledbetter while he was in prison. From there it goes to a party on a farm with all the wild dancing to Ledbetter learning about the Blues to working the fields to gin joints and all the trouble he got into. Black life is such a prominent feature in the story that racism only rears its ugly head towards the end. it’s quite a story.
The movie title "Leadbelly," available on Prime Video, has received an average rating of 4.4 from 251 reviewers. 
It features elements such as IMDb 7.2, 2 h 6 min, 1976 and PG, and it is priced at $12.99.

This title falls under the categories of Drama, Music Videos and Concerts, Beautiful and Compelling. 
The additional details include the following in key-value format :
 {"Audio languages": ["English"], "Subtitles": ["English [CC]"], "Directors": ["ParksGordon"], "Producers": ["Marc Merson"], "Starring": ["Roger E. Mosley", "Paul Benjamin", "Madge Sinclair"]}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Known as the master of the 12-string guitar, the life of Blues and Folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly, is told from when he composed most of his legendary music as a Texas and Louisiana chain gang convict..