Satchmo the Great 66 years old

In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."

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Satchmo the Great Cast

Name	Character
Louis Armstrong He was 55, 69 years old when he died
Leonard Bernstein He was 38, 72 years old when he died

Satchmo the Great Crew

Name	Department