Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages. Her story's told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew her best.

Cast (9)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Mahalia Jackson

Jesse Jackson

H

Horace Clarence Boyer

J

John Sellers

George Avakian

Studs Terkel

L

Louis Armstrong

Ed Sullivan

Ralph Abernathy

If you liked Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory, you might also like…

88% match

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

88% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

87% match

My Mom Jayne

2025

86% match

Thriller 40

2023

80% match

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

2011

74% match

The Class of ‘92

2013

70% match

Pamela, A Love Story

2023

68% match

Above Majestic

2018

67% match

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

2022

60% match

Fuck

2006

60% match

I Am Ali

2014

60% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

60% match

I Am Heath Ledger

2017

60% match

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990

60% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

60% match

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016

60% match

Maria by Callas

2017

60% match

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

2006

60% match

Amazing Grace

2018

60% match

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018