Duke Ellington Filmes

  • 2019
    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

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    In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help...

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
  • 1945
    The Vampire

    The Vampire

    The Vampire

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    After a look at some strange creatures, the narrator and camera take us to the Chaco forest, on the borders of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, where...

    The Vampire
  • 1943
    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

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    When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for...

    Cabin in the Sky
  • 1959
    Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

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    Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her....

    Anatomy of a Murder
  • 1930
    Check and Double Check

    Check and Double Check

    Check and Double Check

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    Amos and Andy trying to make a go of their "open-air" taxi business while they get caught up in a society hassle, involving driving musicians to a...

    Check and Double Check
  • 1935
    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

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    A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his...

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
  • 1975
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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    Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
  • 1977
    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

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    As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an...

    The Turning Point
  • 1943
    Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

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    Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a...

    Reveille with Beverly
  • 1929
    Black and Tan

    Black and Tan

    Black and Tan

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    Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington,...

    Black and Tan
  • 2004
    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

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    Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

    The Harlem Renaissance
  • 1966
    Assault on a Queen

    Assault on a Queen

    Assault on a Queen

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    A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the...

    Assault on a Queen
  • 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

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    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

    It's Black Entertainment
  • 1974
    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

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    Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

    On the Road with Duke Ellington
  • 1956
    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

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    A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Jazz Ball
  • 1961
    Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

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    During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and...

    Paris Blues
  • 1941
    Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

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    Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts together a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots,...

    Birth of the Blues
  • 2014
    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

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    A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest...

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
  • 1982
    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

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    The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies...

    Sophisticated Ladies
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

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    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

    The Apollo