Film·1999·1h 4m

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Documentary

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.

Directed by John Akomfrah

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11 credited

Danny Glover
Danny GloverNarrator (voice)
Louis Armstrong
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Lillian Hardin
Lillian HardinSelf
Gary Giddins
Gary GiddinsSelf
Stanley Crouch
Stanley CrouchSelf
George Avakian
George AvakianSelf
Laurence Bergreen
Laurence BergreenSelf
Mollyne Karnofsky
Mollyne KarnofskySelf
Milton Gabler
Milton GablerSelf
Jack Bradley
Jack BradleySelf
John Barry
John BarrySelf

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