Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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.
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Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Hello, Dolly!
Paris Blues
Nas
Self
Known for
Belly
Ticker
Wynton Marsalis
Self
Known for
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Freedom's Fury
This Week
Orson Welles
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Archie Shepp
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Also in
24 Bars
Dark Gable
Count Basie
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Also in
Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes
Cavalcade of Bands
Lucille Armstrong
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Dan Morganstern
Self
Steve Allen
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Also in
Alice in Wonderland
The Benny Goodman Story
Edward R. Marrow
Self (archive footage)
Danny Baker
Self- Voice
Known for
Squidbillies
Sacha Jenkins Director · Edward Lachman Cinematographer Jason Pollard Editor
United States release October 27, 2022 · Produced in United States · Production Polygram Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment
Production
Imagine Documentaries
Production
Polygram Entertainment
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Apple Studios
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 8, 2022
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 27, 2022
Digital · Apple TV+
United States
September 28, 2022 · Premiere · Aspen Film Festival
October 6, 2022 · Premiere · Heartland International Film Festival
October 14, 2022 · Premiere · Middleburg Film Festival
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Anguilla
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Argentina
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Armenia
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bahamas
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Bahrain
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Belarus
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Belgium
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Belize
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Bermuda
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Bolivia
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Botswana
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Brazil
October 21, 2022 · Premiere · Mostra - São Paulo International Film Festival
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British Virgin Islands
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Bulgaria
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Cambodia
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Canada
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Italy
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Mexico
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Micronesia
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Moldova
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Mongolia
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Mozambique
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Northern Mariana Islands
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St. Kitts & Nevis
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Sweden
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Taiwan
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Tajikistan
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Thailand
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Turkmenistan
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U.S. Virgin Islands
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
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Venezuela
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Vietnam
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Zimbabwe
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