Coal Miner's Daughter
“She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.”
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
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Cast
65 people
Sissy Spacek
Loretta Lynn
Known for
Carrie
Castle Rock
Tommy Lee Jones
'Mooney' Lynn
Known for
Men in Black
No Country for Old Men
Levon Helm
Ted Webb
Known for
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Fire Down Below
Beverly D'Angelo
Patsy Cline
Known for
American History X
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
William Sanderson
Lee Dollarhide
Known for
True Blood
Deadwood
Phyllis Boyens
'Clary' Webb
Also in
The Dollmaker
Bill Anderson Jr.
Webb child
No other roles listed
Foister Dickerson
Webb child
No other roles listed
Malla McCown
Webb child
No other roles listed
Pamela McCown
Webb child
No other roles listed
Kevin Salvilla
Webb child
No other roles listed
Sissy Lucas
Loretta & Mooney's child
No other roles listed
Michael Apted Director · Thomas Rickman Screenplay Loretta Lynn Author
Worldwide gross $67M · Budget $15M · United States release March 7, 1980
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$67,182,787
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · March 7, 1980
Theatrical
United States · March 7, 1980
Theatrical
Argentina
March 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Australia
June 13, 1980 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 23, 1981 · Theatrical
Canada
June 1, 2021 · Digital
Denmark
March 14, 1981 · Theatrical
Finland
April 3, 1981 · Theatrical
France
April 1, 1981 · Theatrical
Germany
March 13, 1981 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
May 26, 1983 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 27, 1981 · Theatrical
Italy
April 3, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Milan
Japan
June 6, 1981 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 2, 1981 · Theatrical
July 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 2, 1981 · Theatrical
Russia
April 25, 2021 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Spain
March 16, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 12, 1981 · Premiere · London
March 13, 1981 · Theatrical
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