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The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
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Top Billed Cast
Dizzy Gillespie Self - Trumpet
Gonzalo Rubalcaba Self - Piano
Sayyid Abdul Al-Kabir Self - Saxophone
Allen Honigberg Self - Interviewer
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