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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as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 4, 1901
Died: July 6, 1971
Age at death: 69
as Self
AliveBorn: September 14, 1973
Age: 52
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA
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AliveBorn: October 18, 1961
Age: 64
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 14, 1890
Died: March 28, 1969
Age at death: 78
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: May 6, 1915
Died: October 10, 1985
Age at death: 70
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
AliveBorn: May 24, 1937
Age: 89
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
DeceasedBorn: August 21, 1904
Died: April 26, 1984
Age at death: 79
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
DeceasedBorn: December 26, 1921
Died: October 30, 2000
Age at death: 78
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self- Voice
AliveBorn: June 22, 1957
Age: 69
Deptford, London, UK
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
DeceasedBorn: September 12, 1931
Died: April 26, 2013
Age at death: 81
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 11, 1925
Died: August 11, 2006
Age at death: 81
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
DeceasedBorn: October 19, 1890
Died: July 10, 1941
Age at death: 50
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 2, 1924
Died: December 1, 1987
Age at death: 63
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: November 27, 1942
Died: September 18, 1970
Age at death: 27
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBorn: November 19, 1936
Age: 89
Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
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AliveBirth date not on record.
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: September 23, 1930
Died: June 10, 2004
Age at death: 73
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 22, 1931
Died: December 11, 1964
Age at death: 33
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: May 3, 1933
Died: December 25, 2006
Age at death: 73
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: October 9, 1940
Died: December 8, 1980
Age at death: 40
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBorn: June 18, 1942
Age: 84
Liverpool, England, UK
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: February 25, 1943
Died: November 29, 2001
Age at death: 58
as Self (archive footage)
AliveBorn: July 7, 1940
Age: 86
Liverpool, England, UK
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: August 25, 1918
Died: October 14, 1990
Age at death: 72
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 17, 1899
Died: January 25, 1947
Age at death: 48
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: September 28, 1901
Died: October 13, 1974
Age at death: 73
as Self (archive footage)
DeceasedBorn: January 15, 1929
Died: April 4, 1968
Age at death: 39
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