Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Feb 12, 2019

1h 29m

★ 7.1

Overview

Ella Fitzgerald was a 15-year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Within months she was a star. Over the next six decades, her sublime voice would transform the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS retraces this extraordinary journey.

Genres

Documentary

Music

History

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Film Productions

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Ella Fitzgerald

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