Film·1992·1h 26m

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

DocumentaryMusicTV Movie

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.

Directed by Gary Giddins, Kendrick Simmons

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7 credited

Louis Armstrong
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archival footage)
Hattie Winston
Hattie WinstonNarrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van PeeblesLouis Armstrong (voice)
Tony Bennett
Tony BennettSelf
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton MarsalisSelf
Dave Brubeck
Dave BrubeckSelf
Dexter Gordon
Dexter GordonSelf

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