I Called Him Morgan
2016•1h 31m•7.0•Released
MusicDocumentaryHistory
Part jazz history, part true-crime tale, Kasper Collin’s new documentary employs extensive archival footage and new interviews to tell the tragic story of the magnificently talented trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who murdered him in a New York bar in 1972.
Director
Kasper Collin
Writer
Kasper Collin, Jesper Osmund
Languages
English
Studio
Kasper Collin Produktion
Cast
Lee Morgan
Self (archive material)
Helen Morgan
Self (archive material)
Wayne Shorter
Self
Larry Reni Thomas
Self
Judith Johnson
Self
Jymie Merritt
Self
Bennie Maupin
Self
Production
Company
Kasper Collin Produktion
Company
SVT
Company
Film i Väst
Producer
Kasper Collin
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