Michael
2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Directed by
Sacha Jenkins
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.
The story
Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.
Cast
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
NasSelf
Wynton MarsalisSelf
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Orson WellesSelf (archive footage)
Archie SheppSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Count BasieSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Lucille ArmstrongSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Dan MorgansternSelf
Steve AllenSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Edward R. MarrowSelf (archive footage)
Danny BakerSelf- Voice
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George JonesSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Mike DouglasSelf (archive footage)
Jelly Roll MortonSelf (voice) (archive sound)
James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
Jimi HendrixSelf (archive footage)
Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)
Tommy RockwellSelf (archive footage)
Ray CharlesSelf (archive footage)
Sam CookeSelf (archive footage)
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
John LennonSelf (archive footage)
Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)
George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)
Leonard BernsteinSelf (archive footage)
Al CaponeSelf (archive footage)
Ed SullivanSelf (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
James StewartSelf - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Bing CrosbySelf - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Barbra StreisandSelf (archive footage)
Miles DavisSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Slim ThompsonSelf (voice) (archive sound)
Ossie DavisSelf (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
Walter CronkiteSelf (voice) (archive sound)
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