30 Oct 2014
Tim Maia
Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
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 Billed Cast
Louis Armstrong Self (archival footage)
Hattie Winston Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles Louis Armstrong (voice)
Tony Bennett Self
Dave Brubeck Self
Dexter Gordon Self
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