Duke Ellington Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2024
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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    Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
  • 1934
    Murder at the Vanities

    Murder at the Vanities

    Murder at the Vanities

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    Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading...

    Murder at the Vanities
  • 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
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    6.52019HD

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

    The Apollo
  • 1937
    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

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    Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds...

    The Hit Parade
  • 2003
    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues

    6.52003HD

    Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical...

    Piano Blues
  • 1934
    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

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    Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the...

    Many Happy Returns
  • 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
  • 2024
    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

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    An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone...

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
  • 1934
    Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

    5.81934HD

    Nightclub entertainer Ruby Carter moves from St. Louis to New Orleans to escape Tiger Kid. At Ace Lamont's club, she gains fame but faces drama with...

    Belle of the Nineties
  • 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
  • 1987
    Moments without Proper Names

    Moments without Proper Names

    Moments without Proper Names

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    Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through a non-narrative abstract self-portrait that combines his...

    Moments without Proper Names
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

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    The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

    The Jazz Ambassadors
  • 1969
    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

    4.81969HD

    A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.

    Change of Mind