Duke Ellington Movies

Short directed by Will Cowan as tribute to Duke Ellington

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

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

In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.

Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."

The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies...

Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942

A performance by the Taganka Theatre based on a play by Molière. The last work of Anatoly Efros. The production features music by Duke...

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington,...

Restored Film released in 1943, directed by Jay Bonafield

Restored film directed by Will Cowan in 1943