Film

On the Road with Duke Ellington

197457mDocumentary

Director: Robert Drew
Year: 1974

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

Top cast

Duke Ellington

Self

Russell Procope

Self

Cootie Williams

Self

Louis Armstrong

Self

Mercer Ellington

Self

Don Morrow

Narrator

Directed by

Robert Drew

Produced by

Mike Jackson