Duke Ellington Movies

  • 1959
    Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

    7.8361959HD

    Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her....

    Anatomy of a Murder
  • 1977
    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    The Turning Point

    6.51977HD

    As young dancers, they were best friends and fierce rivals. Deedee left the stage for marriage and motherhood, while Emma would become an...

    The Turning Point
  • 1961
    Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

    6.51961HD

    During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and...

    Paris Blues
  • 2019
    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    7.72019HD

    In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help...

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
  • 1943
    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

    6.31943HD

    When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for...

    Cabin in the Sky
  • 1966
    Assault on a Queen

    Assault on a Queen

    Assault on a Queen

    5.51966HD

    A group of adventurers refloat a WWII German submarine and prepare to use it to pull a very large heist; The Queen Mary which they plan to rob on the...

    Assault on a Queen
  • 1930
    Check and Double Check

    Check and Double Check

    Check and Double Check

    5.31930HD

    Amos and Andy trying to make a go of their "open-air" taxi business while they get caught up in a society hassle, involving driving musicians to a...

    Check and Double Check
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    6.32019HD

    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

    The Apollo
  • 1934
    Murder at the Vanities

    Murder at the Vanities

    Murder at the Vanities

    5.41934HD

    Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading...

    Murder at the Vanities
  • 1943
    Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

    Reveille with Beverly

    71943HD

    Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a...

    Reveille with Beverly
  • 2012
    So Long

    So Long

    So Long

    72012HD

    The life of two characters who follow each other beyond the walls.

    So Long
  • 1934
    Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

    Belle of the Nineties

    5.81934HD

    Cabaret entertainer Ruby Carter shifts her operations to New Orleans and becomes exceedingly popular with the local men.

    Belle of the Nineties
  • 1969
    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

    61969HD

    A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.

    Change of Mind
  • 2003
    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues

    Piano Blues

    6.52003HD

    Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues, using a treasure trove of rare historical...

    Piano Blues
  • 1935
    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    6.61935HD

    A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his...

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
  • 2024
    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

    7.752024HD

    In 1960, United Nations: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita...

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
  • 1934
    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    5.31934HD

    Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the...

    Many Happy Returns
  • 1937
    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

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    Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds...

    The Hit Parade
  • 1953
    Daybreak Express

    Daybreak Express

    Daybreak Express

    7.31953HD

    Set to a classic Duke Ellington recording "Daybreak Express", this is a five-minute short of the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated subway...

    Daybreak Express
  • 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

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    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

    It's Black Entertainment