Merle Haggard’s Restless Life

In his early 20s, Merle Haggard was serving a possible twenty years in prison when the guard of the San Quentin State Prison found him. He was drunk and had fallen into a latrine. Merle Haggard said that the guards handcuffed his ass and took him to the place where they gas people.  This is only one of his heartbreaking stories in a new documentary about the legend of the country. The film features interviews with Robert Duvall, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson and Keith Richards and examines the hardships of Merle Haggard. His father died when he was just 9 years old.

The direct Gandulf Hennig says that the story is all about how Merle Haggard accepts himself and how he deals with each and every thing that happen to him. The director followed Merle Haggard over three years and filled the documentary with a number of fascinating footage of Merle’s performance in the 60s. The documentary by the director Gandulf Hennig rings as true and strong as the songs of Merle Haggard. That is surely high art, high achievement and also high praise. The American Master production talks about each and every one in the world of Merle Haggard.