Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
Documentary / Music / TV Movie
7.0 (1)
1 hr 26 min
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.
Top Cast
Louis Armstrong as Self (archival footage)
Hattie Winston as Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles as Louis Armstrong (voice)
Tony Bennett as Self
Wynton Marsalis as Self
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