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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)

1h 30m

Running Time

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)

Name: Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1988-10-25

1h 30m

Running Time

Plot.

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.

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Cast & Crew.

Jimmy Cleveland

Self

Thelonious Monk

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Nellie Monk

Self

Samuel E. Wright

Self - Narrator (voice)

Harry Colomby

Self

Nica De Koenigswarter

Self

Charlotte Zwerin

Director / Producer

Clint Eastwood

Executive Producer

Larry Gales

Self (Thelonius Monk Quartet

Bruce Ricker

Producer

Johnny Griffin

Self (Thelonious Monk Octet, tenor sax)

Dick Hyman

Composer

Christian Blackwood

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 25, 1988

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 30m

Content Rating
PG-13

This Movie Is About.

jazz musician

woman director

Wiki.

Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser is a 1988 American documentary film about the life of bebop pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Directed by Charlotte Zwerin, it features live performances by Monk and his group, and posthumous interviews with friends and family. The film was created when a large amount of archived footage of Monk was found in the 1980s.

The film, made by Clint Eastwood's production company Malpaso Productions, is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures; Eastwood served as executive producer.