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Pete!

1980, English.

New Orleans' own Pete Fountain - the greatest jazz clarinetist alive.

Narrated by Phil Harris, a longtime friend of Fountain's, "Pete!" uses performance film, interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and a home videos to offer an intimate portrait of Fountain, the walking, talking embodiment of his hometown. Produced and directed by by John Beyer, the film originally aired on PBS stations nationwide. When it aired locally as part of a PBS membership drive, "Pete!" was credited with raising "more than had ever been raised by a single program in the history of WYES," according to a story published in The Times-Picayune in August 1980.

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Runtime
0h 59m
Post-credits
None listed
Language
English
Rated
NR

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Released
24 August 1980
Country
United States of America
jazzclarinetnew orleans, louisiana

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Pete! runs 59 minutes (0h 59m).

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Pete! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 August 1980. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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