The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
1h 4m
Running Time
August 27, 1999Release Date

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
1h 4m
Running Time
August 27, 1999Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Danny Glover
Narrator (voice)

Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)

Lillian Hardin
Self

Gary Giddins
Self

Stanley Crouch
Self

George Avakian
Self

Laurence Bergreen
Self

Mollyne Karnofsky
Self

Milton Gabler
Self

Jack Bradley
Self

John Barry
Self

John Akomfrah
Director

Katherine Grincell
Colorist

Dewald Aukema
Director of Photography

Ian Meller
Editor

Lina Gopaul
Producer

David Lawson
Producer
Details.
Release DateAugust 27, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 4m
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