The Life of Jazz
The Life of Jazz
1956, German. Directed by Wolfgang Bartsch & Peter Ulbrich.
A look at the history of jazz, which has its origins in the music of Africans enslaved to North America 300 years ago.
- Runtime
- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 27 June 1956
- Original title
- Vom Lebensweg des Jazz
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Wolfgang Bartsch, Wernfried Hübel, Reginald Rudorf
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The Life of Jazz runs 19 minutes (0h 19m).
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The Life of Jazz isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 June 1956. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Life of Jazz?
The Life of Jazz (1956) was directed by Wolfgang Bartsch and Peter Ulbrich and stars Helga Göring, Erich Franz.