Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024
150 min
7.8
78.0%
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(68 votes)

Jazz and decolonization are intertwined in a powerful narrative that recounts one of the tensest episodes of the Cold War.

DIRECTED BY

Johan Grimonprez

STARRING

Patrice Lumumba, Louis Armstrong, Nikita Khrushchev, Dizzy Gillespie, Andrée Blouin

Videos & Trailers

A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez
1080p
Featurette

A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Official Trailer
1080p
Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer
1080p
Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Cast

Patrice Lumumba

Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)