The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Danny Glover

Narrator (voice)

Age : 77 | Popularity : 59%

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Age : 69 | Popularity : 6%

Lillian Hardin

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Gary Giddins

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Stanley Crouch

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George Avakian

Self

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Laurence Bergreen

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mollyne Karnofsky

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Dewald Aukema
Directing	Director	John Akomfrah
Production	Producer	Lina Gopaul David Lawson
Editing	Colorist	Katherine Grincell
	Editor	Ian Meller
Department	Role	Name

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