Satchmo the Great

Satchmo the Great is a 1957 American documentary film chronicling Louis Armstrong's 1955 international tour. Co-produced by Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, the film features material recorded for an episode of Murrow's See It Now newsmagazine. It premiered at the Garrick Theater on October 4, 1957.^[1]

Produced by

• Edward R. Murrow
• Fred W. Friendly

Starring

• Louis Armstrong
• Edward R. Murrow
• W. C. Handy
• Leonard Bernstein

Production
company

United Artists

Release date

• October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04)

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Satchmo the Great
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Produced by	Edward R. Murrow Fred W. Friendly
Starring	Louis Armstrong Edward R. Murrow W. C. Handy Leonard Bernstein
Production company	United Artists
Release date	October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04)
Country	United States
Language	English

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Columbia Records simultaneously released an album featuring the audio from the film.^[2]