GENRES
Documentary • History • Music
DIRECTOR
Stanley Nelson
CAST
Carl Lumbly, Reginald Petty, Quincy Troupe +9 more
LANGUAGE
EN
STATUS
Released
VIDEO QUALITY
HD
Top Cast
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Self - Writer
Greg Tate
Self - Writer
Gerald Early
Self - Writer
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Firelight Media, BBC Music, Eagle Rock Entertainment, American Masters Pictures
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Reviews
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Stanley Nelson combines the man and his music to give us an intimate portrait of how one mind shaped popular culture, armed only with a well-manipulated trumpet and some smooth musical notes. ‘Miles...
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This is Weird. I thought if someone had a proven history of beating up women that people shouldn't get on their knees and worship them? But I suppose it's okay to glorify him because he was black. All...
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