The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles Armstrong from his humble beginnings in New Orleans through his career as America's Ambassador of Good Will. Film clips, vintage photographs and interviews with family, friends, fellow musicians and Armstrong himself are woven together to tell the story of this legendary personality.
Director: John Akomfrah
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Danny Glover as Narrator (voice) |
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Louis Armstrong as Self (archive footage) |
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Lillian Hardin as Self |
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Gary Giddins as Self |
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Stanley Crouch as Self |
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George Avakian as Self |
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Laurence Bergreen as Self |
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Mollyne Karnofsky as Self |
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Milton Gabler as Self |
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Jack Bradley as Self |
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John Barry as Self |
| Directing | John Akomfrah | Director |
| Production | Lina Gopaul | Producer |
| Editing | Ian Meller | Editor |
| Camera | Dewald Aukema | Director of Photography |
| Production | David Lawson | Producer |
| Editing | Katherine Grincell | Colorist |
