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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Sep 8, 2022

1h 44m

★ 6.5

Overview

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Imagine Documentaries

Polygram Entertainment

Imagine Entertainment

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Cast

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Nas

Self

Nas

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Archie Shepp

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Archie Shepp

Count Basie

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie

No Image

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Lucille Armstrong

No Image

Self

Dan Morganstern

Steve Allen

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Steve Allen

No Image

Self (archive footage)

Edward R. Marrow

Danny Baker

Self- Voice

Danny Baker