Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues - 2022

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.

104min
2022
R15+
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

Louis Armstrong profile pictureLouis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Nas profile pictureNasSelf
Dwight D. Eisenhower profile pictureDwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive Footage)
Orson Welles profile pictureOrson WellesSelf (archive Footage)
Archie Shepp profile pictureArchie SheppSelf (archive Voice)
Count Basie profile pictureCount BasieSelf (archive Voice)
Steve Allen profile pictureSteve AllenSelf (archive Voice)
Danny Baker profile pictureDanny BakerSelf- Voice
George Jones profile pictureGeorge JonesSelf (archive Voice)
Mike Douglas profile pictureMike DouglasSelf (archive Footage)
James Baldwin profile pictureJames BaldwinSelf (archive Footage)
Jimi Hendrix profile pictureJimi HendrixSelf (archive Footage)
Dick Cavett profile pictureDick CavettSelf (archive Footage)
Ray Charles profile pictureRay CharlesSelf (archive Footage)
Sam Cooke profile pictureSam CookeSelf (archive Footage)
James Brown profile pictureJames BrownSelf (archive Footage)
John Lennon profile pictureJohn LennonSelf (Archive Footage)
Paul McCartney profile picturePaul McCartneySelf (archive Footage)
George Harrison profile pictureGeorge HarrisonSelf (archive Footage)
Ringo Starr profile pictureRingo StarrSelf (archive Footage)
Leonard Bernstein profile pictureLeonard BernsteinSelf (archive Footage)
Al Capone profile pictureAl CaponeSelf (archive Footage)
Ed Sullivan profile pictureEd SullivanSelf (archive Footage)
Martin Luther King Jr. profile pictureMartin Luther King Jr.Self (archive Footage)
James Stewart profile pictureJames StewartSelf (archive Footage)- Glenn Miller
Bing Crosby profile pictureBing CrosbySelf (archive Footage)- C.K Dexter-Haven
Barbra Streisand profile pictureBarbra StreisandSelf (archive Footage)
Miles Davis profile pictureMiles DavisSelf (archive Photo/voice)
Ossie Davis profile pictureOssie DavisSelf (archive Footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. profile pictureSammy Davis Jr.Self (archive Photo)
John F. Kennedy profile pictureJohn F. KennedySelf (archive Footage)
Walter Cronkite profile pictureWalter CronkiteSelf (archive Voice)

About Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Overview

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.

Age Rating: R15+
Runtime: 104min

Extra details

Original Title: Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Original Language: English
Directed By: Sacha Jenkins
Production Companies
Imagine DocumentariesPolygram Entertainment