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Take Me Home: The John Denver Story

Released PG 90 min 6.2/10 Votes: 684

A small-screen adaptation of Denver’s biography focuses on how Denver seemingly lived for one thing only: the approval of his Air Force pilot father. Even if this telepic had stuck to the facts, it could have created a far warmer portrait of a man whose simple and uplifting songs became his passport to the world.

Type:

Movie

Genre:

Biography, Drama, Music

Release:

2000-04-30

Year:

2024

Language:

English

Companies:

Questar Entertainment

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