Satchmo the Great

Overview

In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 4, 1957

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Cast

Leonard Bernstein,Louis Armstrong,Edward R. Murrow

Producer

Fred W. Friendly,Edward R. Murrow

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0135642