Joaquin Phoenix vs. Johnny Cash Comparison Get Rhythm MOVIE CLIP Walk The Line Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by James Mangold. The screenplay, written by Mangold and Gill Dennis, is based on two autobiographies authored by singer-songwriter Johnny Cash—Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words and Cash: The Autobiography. The film follows Cash's early life, his romance with June Carter, and his ascent to the country music scene. It stars Joaquin Phoenix as Cash, Reese Witherspoon as Carter, Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Liberto, and Robert Patrick as Cash's father. Walk the Line is een film van 20th Century Fox uit 2005, over het leven van de Amerikaanse zanger Johnny Cash en zijn huwelijk met June Carter Cash, gespeeld door respectievelijk Joaquin Phoenix en Reese Witherspoon. Laatstgenoemde ontving voor deze rol een Academy Award. De film is gebaseerd op de verschillende (auto)biografieën zoals Man in Black en Cash: The Autobiography van Patrick Carr.