Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Master of American Music

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1992
  • 1h 26m
  • Documentary
  • Music
  • TV 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.

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Director
Gary Giddins
Starring
Louis Armstrong, Hattie Winston, Melvin Van Peebles, Tony Bennett

Cast

  • Louis Armstrong

    Louis Armstrong

    Self (archival footage)

  • Hattie Winston

    Hattie Winston

    Narrator (voice)

  • Melvin Van Peebles

    Melvin Van Peebles

    Louis Armstrong (voice)

  • Tony Bennett

    Tony Bennett

    Self

  • Wynton Marsalis

    Wynton Marsalis

    Self

  • Dave Brubeck

    Dave Brubeck

    Self

  • Dexter Gordon

    Dexter Gordon

    Self

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