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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

19991h 4mMovie

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…

DirectorJohn Akomfrah
ProducersLina Gopaul·David Lawson

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Cast · Directed by John Akomfrah

DGDanny Glover
Danny Glover
Narrator (voice)
LALouis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
LH
Lillian Hardin
Self
GG
Gary Giddins
Self
SCStanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch
Self
GAGeorge Avakian
George Avakian
Self
LB
Laurence Bergreen
Self
MK
Mollyne Karnofsky
Self
MG
Milton Gabler
Self
JB
Jack Bradley
Self
JBJohn Barry
John Barry
Self

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