Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

DocumentaryHistoryMusic

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

Sep 11, 2024150 minReleasedFR

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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)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

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Max Roach

Max Roach

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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane

John Coltrane

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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Self (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

René Magritte

René Magritte

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Allen Dulles

Allen Dulles

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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