Drama

Music

A Complete Unknown (2024)

Runtime: 140 min

Release date: 18/12/2024

Production countries: United States of America

Production companies: Veritas Entertainment Group, Range Media Partners, The Picture Company, Turnpike Films, White Water, Searchlight Pictures

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.

James Mangold

Director & Screenwriter

Jay Cocks

Screenwriter

Cast

Timothée Chalamet

as Bob Dylan

Edward Norton

as Pete Seeger

Elle Fanning

as Sylvie Russo

Monica Barbaro

as Joan Baez

Scoot McNairy

as Woody Guthrie

Dan Fogler

as Albert Grossman

Boyd Holbrook

as Johnny Cash

Will Harrison

as Bob Neuwirth

Joe Tippett

as Dave Van Ronk

Eriko Hatsune

as Toshi Seeger

Peter Gray Lewis

as Frank (Lawyer)

Peter Gerety

as Federal Judge

Lenny Grossman

as Federal Court Clerk

David Wenzel

as Cab Driver

Riley Hashimoto

as Danny Seeger

Eloise Peyrot

as Tinya Seeger

Maya Feldman

as Mika Seeger

Reza Salazar

as Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager)

James Austin Johnson

as Gerdes M.C.

David Alan Basche

as John Hammond

Joshua Henry

as Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician)

Norbert Leo Butz

as Alan Lomax

Alaina Surgener

as Gena Russo

Martin Fisher

as Civil Rights Speaker

Craig Geraghty

as Mailman

Michael Everett Johnson

as Orderly

Jater Webb

as Young Musician at Party

Andy Talen

as Jimmy Dean

Andrew Kober

as Man On Payphone

Eric Berryman

as Tom Wilson

Molly Jobe

as CBS Receptionist

Sophie Hart

as Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel)

Taylor Valentine Lupini

as Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel)

P.J. Byrne

as Harold Levanthal

Nick Pupo

as Peter Yarrow

Brendan Burke

as Street Vendor

Laura Kariuki

as Becka

Zoe Zien

as Tilda

Kevyn Morrow

as Party Guest #1

Andy Grotelueschen

as Party Guest #2

Jonathan Spivey

as Party Guest #3

Cilda Shaur

as Party Guest #4

Clark Carmichael

as Party Guest #5

Taylor Goodwyn

as Woman at McAnn's

Arthur Langlie

as Sylvie's New Boyfriend

Michael Chernus

as Theodore Bikel

Jordan Goodsell

as Roy Halee (Engineer)

Eli Brown

as Mike Bloomfield

Big Bill Morganfield

as Jesse Moffette

Liam Craig

as Jonah (TV Floor Director)

Charlie Tahan

as Al Kooper

Ian Kagey

as Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records)

Dave Maulbeck

as Newport Cab Driver

Lorin Doctor

as Spacey Girl

Aidan Close

as Kid in Crowd

Irina Chelidze

as Girl in Crowd

Jenna Veal

as Newport Festival Fan #1

Joshua Flinchbaugh

as Newport Festival Fan #2

Cameron G. Quevedo

as Newport Festival Fan #3

Alexis Felix

as Newport Festival Fan #4

Will Price

as Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer)

Sunny Vinsavich

as Angry Fan

Kayli Carter

as Maria Muldaur

Steve Bell

as Sony Terry (Blues Musician)

Malcolm Gold

as Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3)

Patrick Phalen

as Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3)

Douglas Marriner

as W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3)

Justin Levine

as Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65)

Mark Whitfield, Jr.

as Sam Lay (Newport Band '65)

Joshua Crumbley

as Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65)

Felix Lemerle

as Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records)

Malick Koly

as Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records)

Andre Chez Lewis

as Paul Griffin (Columbia Records)

Jimmy Caltrider

as Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records)

Kyle A. Sanna

as Patsy Celtic Band Member

Patrick M. Dennis

as Patsy Celtic Band Member

Nick Baxter

as Patsy Celtic Band Member

Alan Murray

as Musician Outside Viking #1

Mark Gross

as Musician Outside Viking #2

Andy Stein

as Musician Outside Viking #3

Jean Rohe

as Musician Outside Viking #4

Farley Rene

as Texas Prison Working Group #1

Junior Cius

as Texas Prison Working Group #2

Travis Patton

as Texas Prison Working Group #3

Victor Sho

as Texas Prison Working Group #4

Vincent Mp Filliatre

as Texas Prison Working Group #5

Amos J. Machanic

as Texas Prison Working Group #6

Sunny Jain

as Man Playing Tambourine

James Archie Worley

as Vendor Sings Opera

Stephen Carter Carlsen

as Paul Stookey (uncredited)

Bridget McGarry

as Young Woman in Cocktail Dress (uncredited)

Michael Lepre

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Jon Gennari

as Folk Festival Stage Manager (Uncredited)

Video: YouTube
Duration: 01:53