Duke Ellington Filmes
- 2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom7.6892019HD
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...
- 1945
The Vampire
The Vampire6.51945HD
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...
- 1943
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky6.5351943HD
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...
- 1959
Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder7.81959HD
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....
- 1930
Check and Double Check
Check and Double Check5.31930HD
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...
- 1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life6.61935HD
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...
- 1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen01975HD
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
- 1977
The Turning Point
The Turning Point6.61977HD
As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an...
- 1943
Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly71943HD
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...
- 1929
Black and Tan
Black and Tan6.3281929HD
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,...
- 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance62004HD
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...
- 1966
Assault on a Queen
Assault on a Queen5.51966HD
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...
- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment82002HD
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...
- 1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington01974HD
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
- 1956
Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball71956HD
A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- 1961
Paris Blues
Paris Blues6.411961HD
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...
- 1941
Birth of the Blues
Birth of the Blues5.61941HD
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,...
- 2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words02014HD
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the golden age of jazz. Featuring some of the greatest...
- 1982
Sophisticated Ladies
Sophisticated Ladies91982HD
The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies...
- 2019
The Apollo
The Apollo6.52019HD
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.