---
title: 'Walk the Line (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Mangold'
released: '2005-09-04'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/walk-the-line-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Walk the Line (2005)

2005 · 136 min · Drama, History, Music · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold. The screenplay, written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, is based on two autobiographies by the American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash: Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words (1975) and Cash: The Autobiography (1997). The film follows Cash's early life, his romance with the singer June Carter, his ascent in the country music scene, and his drug addiction. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash, Reese Witherspoon as Carter, Ginnifer Goodwin as Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto, and Robert Patrick as Cash's father.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Mangold](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mangold)
- **Screenplay:** [James Mangold](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-mangold), [Gill Dennis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gill-dennis)
- **Producer:** [James Keach](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-keach), [Cathy Konrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathy-konrad)
- **Original Music Composer:** [T Bone Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-bone-burnett)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phedon Papamichael](https://cinepixo.com/people/phedon-papamichael)
- **Editor:** [Michael McCusker](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mccusker)

## Cast

- [Shooter Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/shooter-jennings) as Waylon Jennings
- [Kerris Dorsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerris-dorsey) as Kathy Cash
- [McGhee Monteith](https://cinepixo.com/people/mcghee-monteith) as Reba Hancock
- [Joaquin Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-phoenix) as Johnny Cash
- [Ginnifer Goodwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ginnifer-goodwin) as Vivian Liberto
- [Rhoda Griffis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhoda-griffis)
- [Ridge Canipe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridge-canipe) as Johnny Cash
- [Clare Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/clare-grant)
- [Tyler Hilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tyler-hilton) as Elvis Presley
- [Clay Steakley](https://cinepixo.com/people/clay-steakley) as W. S. Holland
- [Larry Bagby](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-bagby) as Marshall Grant
- [Hailey Anne Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hailey-anne-nelson) as Rosanne Cash
- [Johnathan Rice](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnathan-rice) as Roy Orbison
- [Reese Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/reese-witherspoon) as June Carter Cash
- [J. D. Evermore](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-d-evermore)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/walk-the-line-2005
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