Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those… Read more
79% ★★★★☆ (13,364)
'Round Midnight
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Movie · Drama · Music · R
1986 · 2h 11m · ★ 79% (13K)
The music and the magic come together...
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Starring: Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker
Overview
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, Winkler Films, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Little Bear
Cast
Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Christine Pascal, Pierre Trabaud, Frédérique Meininger, Liliane Rovère, Ged Marlon, Benoît Régent, Philippe Noiret, Eddy Mitchell, Sandra Reaves-Phillips, Lonette McKee, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Hart Leroy Bibbs, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, John Berry, Martin Scorsese, Alain Sarde