A Complete Unknown (2024)
The ballad of a true original.
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Overview
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Status: Released
Release Date: Dec 25, 2024
Runtime: 2h 21m
Director: James Mangold
Writer: Jay Cocks, James Mangold
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Top Cast
Timothée Chalamet
Bob Dylan
Edward Norton
Pete Seeger
Elle Fanning
Sylvie Russo
Monica Barbaro
Joan Baez
Scoot McNairy
Woody Guthrie
Dan Fogler
Albert Grossman
Boyd Holbrook
Johnny Cash
Will Harrison
Bob Neuwirth
Joe Tippett
Dave Van Ronk
Eriko Hatsune
Toshi Seeger
Peter Gray Lewis
Frank (Lawyer)
Peter Gerety
Federal Judge
Lenny Grossman
Federal Court Clerk
David Wenzel
Cab Driver
Riley Hashimoto
Danny Seeger
Eloise Peyrot
Tinya Seeger
Maya Feldman
Mika Seeger
Reza Salazar
Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager)
James Austin Johnson
Gerdes M.C.
David Alan Basche
John Hammond
Joshua Henry
Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician)
Norbert Leo Butz
Alan Lomax
Alaina Surgener
Gena Russo
Martin Fisher
Civil Rights Speaker
Craig Geraghty
Mailman
Michael Everett Johnson
Orderly
Jater Webb
Young Musician at Party
Andy Talen
Jimmy Dean
Andrew Kober
Man On Payphone
Eric Berryman
Tom Wilson
Molly Jobe
CBS Receptionist
Sophie Hart
Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel)
Taylor Valentine Lupini
Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel)
P.J. Byrne
Harold Levanthal
Nick Pupo
Peter Yarrow
Brendan Burke
Street Vendor
Laura Kariuki
Becka
Zoe Zien
Tilda
Kevyn Morrow
Party Guest #1
Andy Grotelueschen
Party Guest #2
Jonathan Spivey
Party Guest #3
Cilda Shaur
Party Guest #4
Clark Carmichael
Party Guest #5
Taylor Goodwyn
Woman at McAnn's
Arthur Langlie
Sylvie's New Boyfriend
Michael Chernus
Theodore Bikel
Jordan Goodsell
Roy Halee (Engineer)
Eli Brown
Mike Bloomfield
Big Bill Morganfield
Jesse Moffette
Liam Craig
Jonah (TV Floor Director)
Charlie Tahan
Al Kooper
Ian Kagey
Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records)
Dave Maulbeck
Newport Cab Driver
Lorin Doctor
Spacey Girl
Aidan Close
Kid in Crowd
Irina Chelidze
Girl in Crowd
Jenna Veal
Newport Festival Fan #1
Joshua Flinchbaugh
Newport Festival Fan #2
Cameron G. Quevedo
Newport Festival Fan #3
Alexis Felix
Newport Festival Fan #4
Will Price
Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer)
Sunny Vinsavich
Angry Fan
Kayli Carter
Maria Muldaur
Steve Bell
Sony Terry (Blues Musician)
Malcolm Gold
Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3)
Patrick Phalen
Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3)
Douglas Marriner
W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3)
Justin Levine
Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65)
Mark Whitfield, Jr.
Sam Lay (Newport Band '65)
Joshua Crumbley
Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65)
Felix Lemerle
Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records)
Malick Koly
Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records)
Andre Chez Lewis
Paul Griffin (Columbia Records)
Jimmy Caltrider
Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records)
Kyle A. Sanna
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Patrick M. Dennis
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Nick Baxter
Patsy Celtic Band Member
Alan Murray
Musician Outside Viking #1
Mark Gross
Musician Outside Viking #2
Andy Stein
Musician Outside Viking #3
Jean Rohe
Musician Outside Viking #4
Farley Rene
Texas Prison Working Group #1
Junior Cius
Texas Prison Working Group #2
Travis Patton
Texas Prison Working Group #3
Victor Sho
Texas Prison Working Group #4
Vincent Mp Filliatre
Texas Prison Working Group #5
Amos J. Machanic
Texas Prison Working Group #6
Sunny Jain
Man Playing Tambourine
James Archie Worley
Vendor Sings Opera
Stephen Carter Carlsen
Paul Stookey (uncredited)
Bridget McGarry
Young Woman in Cocktail Dress (uncredited)
Michael Lepre
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jon Gennari
Folk Festival Stage Manager (uncredited)
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