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On the Road with Duke Ellington
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EDITION NO. 237
On the Road with Duke Ellington
•1974
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1974-12-31
Languageen
Runtime57m
Production

Drew Associates

0.0(1)
•1974•57m

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Documentary

Overview

Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Director
Robert Drew
Cinematography
Abbot Mills

Principal Cast

6 credited
Duke Ellington
Duke EllingtonSelf
RP
Russell ProcopeSelf
CW
Cootie WilliamsSelf
LA
Louis ArmstrongSelf
ME
Mercer EllingtonSelf
DM
Don MorrowNarrator

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