The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Film199964 min
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Directed by John Akomfrah
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Danny GloverNarrator (voice)Louis Armstrong
Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
Stanley CrouchSelf
George AvakianSelf
John BarrySelfExplore the crew
- Director
- John Akomfrah
- Director of Photography
- Dewald Aukema
- Editor
- Ian Meller
- Producer
- David Lawson
- Producer
- Lina Gopaul