Nashville (film)

Nashville
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Altman
Produced by	Robert Altman Jerry Weintraub
Written by	Joan Tewkesbury
Starring	Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Keith Carradine Geraldine Chaplin Henry Gibson Michael Murphy Lily Tomlin
Music by	Richard Baskin
Cinematography	Paul Lohmann
Edited by	Dennis M. Hill Sidney Levin
Production company	ABC Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	June 11, 1975 (1975-06-11)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.2 million
Box office	$9,984,123

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Nashville
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	1975
Recorded	1974
Genre	Country
Length	40:17
Label	ABC/Dot MCA Nashville (reissue)

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Nashville is a 1975 American satirical musical comedy-drama film directed by Robert Altman. The film takes a snapshot of people involved in the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. The characters' efforts to succeed or hold on to their success are interwoven with the efforts of a political operative and a local businessman to stage a concert rally before the state's presidential primary for a populist outsider running for President of the United States on the Replacement Party ticket.

Nashville is often noted for its scope, with several critics viewing it as a sort of mosaic. The work contains 24 main characters, an hour of musical numbers, and multiple storylines. Its large ensemble cast includes David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and Keenan Wynn.