Satchmo the Great
1957, English.
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Satchmo the Great is streaming on Stingray Djazz in India.
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- Released
- 4 October 1957
- Country
- United States of America
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Satchmo the Great runs 63 minutes (1h 3m).
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Satchmo the Great is streaming on Stingray Djazz in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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