Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Master of American Music

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.

Cast (7)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

L

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

If you liked Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong, you might also like…

91% match

Let's Get Lost

1988

88% match

Quincy

2018

85% match

Supersonic

2016

81% match

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

80% match

Tupac: Resurrection

2003

74% match

Whitney

2018

72% match

Beastie Boys Story

2020

67% match

Zappa

2020

65% match

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018

60% match

Howard

2018

60% match

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

60% match

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016

60% match

Muscle Shoals

2013

60% match

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

60% match

This Is It

2009

60% match

Amazing Grace

2018

60% match

Shawn Mendes: In Wonder

2020

60% match

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story

2019

60% match

Western Stars

2019

60% match

Adele One Night Only

2021

Similar films

The Scars

2019

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*

2011

Garage Rockin' Craze

2017

Lonely Boy

1962

Swanee River

1939

Freedom Hakob Tutunjyan

2023

Jazz Icons: Cannonball Adderley Live in '63

2008

Camitz - en annan tid, en annan plats

2018

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

1987

Unsung Hero

2024

Denis Urubko - New Polish Citizen

2015

The Strange Life of Dr. Frankenstein

2018