Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Winstar
• DVD Release Date: June 26, 2001
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005B20K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,599 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too simplified-wasteful overview, September 14, 2001

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ereinion (CA. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (DVD)

This DVD was a big disappointment. It does not convey "why" Louis Armstrong was so great. The documentary jumps around a lot and sometimes misses big parts of Armstrong's life. In fact there is very little Louis Armstrong on this DVD. If you want to know more about Louis Armstrong I'd recommend Gary Giddins' "Louis Armstrong: Satchmo" or Ken Burns' "Jazz" both on DVD. "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong" does not show the the magic or genius that was Louis Armstrong. Pops is Tops!!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly good, Very Different, December 7, 2004

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F. Webb "[e-mail]" (Palmares, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (DVD)

Definitely worth the watch. The use of abstract imagery crates a compelling backdrop to the life of Louis Armstrong. The creative imagery lends resonance to the narration and substance of the documentary. Lots of footage of Louis I have never seen and it is narrated by Danny Glover. Some would call the documentary style "experimental" but I consider it genius. This is a warts and all doc that gave me a view of Armstrong I have not experienced before.

I never knew Armstrong took on Eisenhower and called him two-faced and gutless over school intergration and that he cancelled his tour of the soviet union because of what was happening in civil rights in the US. I recommend most definitely.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, April 23, 2007

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J. Johnson (u.s.a) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (DVD)

This DVD Is An Intimate Portrait Of The Legendary Jazz Performer. With Interviews And Acquaintances Remembering Louis Armstrong. (Fantastic Reference Material) There Are No Actual Performances Only Snippets Of His Music.