Overview - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary
  • Music

Runtime: 104 minutes

Homepage: Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Imagine Documentaries

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Polygram Entertainment

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Imagine Entertainment

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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

  • Name: Louis Armstrong

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 1.2135

    the profile picture of Louis Armstrong

  • Name: Nas

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 1.9013

    the profile picture of Nas

  • Name: Wynton Marsalis

    Character: Self

    Popularity: 0.922

    the profile picture of Wynton Marsalis

  • Name: Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 1.1462

    the profile picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower

  • Name: Orson Welles

    Character: Self (archive footage)

    Popularity: 3.3763

    the profile picture of Orson Welles

  • Name: Archie Shepp

    Character: Self (voice) (archive sound)

    Popularity: 0.4941

    the profile picture of Archie Shepp

  • Name: Count Basie

    Character: Self (voice) (archive sound)

    Popularity: 0.8273

    the profile picture of Count Basie

  • Name: Lucille Armstrong

    Character: Self (voice) (archive sound)

    Popularity: 0.3742