Looking for where to watch 'Satchmo the Great' on your favorite screen? Here’s where you can watch it, including platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can pick what works best for you. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'Satchmo the Great' via subscription on Stingray Djazz Amazon Channel.
Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the documentary flick. Satchmo the Great starring Louis Armstrong, Leonard Bernstein, Edward R. Murrow has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 3 min. The release date of the movie is October 4th, 1957. The movie received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 2 real users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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.""
