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Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music

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Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music
Directed byRobert Elfstrom
Written byRobert Elfstrom
Produced byArthur Barron
Evelyn Barron
Roy Herkin
StarringJohnny Cash
Anita Carter
June Carter Cash
Helen Carter
CinematographyRobert Elfstrom
Edited byLawrence Silk
Music byJohnny Cash
Distributed byVerité Production
WJRZ Radio
Release dates
  • March 1969 (1969-03) (U.S. TV)
  • January 23, 1970 (1970-01-23) (New York City)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music is a 1969 American musical documentary film. The film examines Cash as he visits various locations in 1968, including his hometown of Dyess, Arkansas (in one scene, he plays the song "Busted" on acoustic guitar inside his abandoned childhood home). The film contains no narration, but rather contains audio and video footage of Cash playing in concert and talking with people on tour with him. By this point, Cash was married to June Carter and had been more sober than he had been in years, despite the fact that he still struggled with addiction. The film was released to capitalize on Cash's success by way of his At Folsom Prison album and to promote his upcoming television variety show on ABC.

The film was directed by Rob Elfstrom, with whom Cash would collaborate on his 1973 religious film The Gospel Road, which is shot in a similar style, using non-actors and is also filmed on location.

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