Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Cast (39)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

L

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nas

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Archie Shepp

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie

Self (voice) (archive sound)

L

Lucille Armstrong

Self (voice) (archive sound)

D

Dan Morganstern

Self

Steve Allen

Self (voice) (archive sound)

E

Edward R. Marrow

Self (archive footage)

Danny Baker

Self- Voice

George Jones

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)

J

Jelly Roll Morton

Self (voice) (archive sound)

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

T

Tommy Rockwell

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Sam Cooke

Self (archive footage)

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)

L

Leonard Bernstein

Self (archive footage)

Al Capone

Self (archive footage)

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart

Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)

Barbra Streisand

Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Slim Thompson

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Ossie Davis

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self (voice) (archive sound)

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