
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Original title: Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
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7.0/10
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1/1/1992
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1h 26min

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Documentary
Music
TV Movie
Synopsis
Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.
Direction: Kendrick Simmons
Direction: Gary Giddins
Screenwriter: Gary Giddins
Cast

Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)

Hattie Winston
Narrator (voice)

Melvin Van Peebles
Louis Armstrong (voice)

Tony Bennett
Self

Wynton Marsalis
Self

Dave Brubeck
Self

Dexter Gordon
Self