Created: 8/2/2008 9:25:30 PM 
Nashville, TN -- A 40-year-old documentary about Johnny Cash that airs this week on PBS shows him in concert and in casual settings, but makes no mention of his well-documented drug problems. The documentary "Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music" was made over several months in 1968 and 1969.
Director Robert Elfstrom says his portrayal differs from what moviegoers saw in the 2005 film "Walk the Line" for a reason. He says he didn't want to cloud the purity of the story with Cash's substance abuse problems. He says "I felt it was irrelevant to his art." The documentary airs Tuesday.
It shows Cash hunting; signing autographs; posing for photos; and listening attentively to an aspiring singer. Additionally, Cash and a young Bob Dylan are shown in a studio recording a duet, "One Too Many Mornings."
Associated Press
