Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
Duke Ellington
Self
Russell Procope
Cootie Williams
Louis Armstrong
Mercer Ellington
Don Morrow
Narrator
Robert Drew
Director
Mike Jackson
Producer
Jan 1, 1968
Dec 24, 1941
Nov 8, 1960
Jan 1, 1983
Apr 1, 1971
Dec 7, 1945
Jan 1, 1944
Nov 12, 1949
Sep 4, 2025
Sep 6, 1971
Jun 20, 2025
Sep 22, 2016
Sep 10, 2022
Mar 9, 2013
Nov 4, 2022
Jul 29, 2015
Drew Associates
US
United States
