Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong Poster

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

01/01/1992 Documentary, Music, TV Movie 1h 26m
70%
User
Score
8.1/10

Master of American Music

Overview

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.

Kendrick Simmons

Director

Gary Giddins

Director

Top Billed 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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