The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (movie)

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (movie)

  • Production country: GB
  • Producer: John Akomfrah
  • Release date: 8/27/1999
  • Run time: 64 min.

Movie description

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans through his career as America's Ambassador of Good Will. Film clips, vintage photographs and interviews with family, friends, fellow musicians and Armstrong himself are woven together to tell the story of this legendary personality.

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Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Role(s): Narrator (voice)

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Role(s): Self (archive footage)

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Lillian Hardin

Lillian Hardin

Role(s): Self

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Gary Giddins

Gary Giddins

Role(s): Self

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Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

Role(s): Self

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