Review of Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) by Randy B — 01 Feb 2007

Loretta Lynn's life story. Sissy Spacek as Loretta and Beverly D'Angelo as Patsy Cline are awesome.

This review of Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) was written by Randy B on 01 Feb 2007.

Coal Miner's Daughter has generally received very positive reviews.

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