Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Directed by Gary Giddins, Kendrick Simmons

“Master of American Music”

Documentary, Music, TV Movie · 1h 26m

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

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Cast

Louis Armstrong Self (archival footage) Hattie Winston Narrator (voice) Melvin Van Peebles Louis Armstrong (voice) Tony Bennett Self Wynton Marsalis Self Dave Brubeck Self Dexter Gordon Self

Crew

Director
Gary Giddins, Kendrick Simmons
Writer
Gary Giddins

Details

Release date
1992-01-01
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, Italian
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany
Production
Toby byron/Multiprises, Taurus Film, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Merrywidow Films, THIRTEEN, Unladylike Productions, LLC, PBS, 1515 Productions Limited, Artemis Rising, DeepFocus Productions Inc.