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I Called Him Morgan (2016)

Genre : Music, Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Kasper Collin

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan
Self (archive material)
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
Self (archive material)
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Self
Larry Reni Thomas
Larry Reni Thomas
Self
Judith Johnson
Judith Johnson
Self
Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
Self
Bennie Maupin
Bennie Maupin
Self

Crews

Kasper Collin
Kasper Collin
Director
Kasper Collin
Kasper Collin
Writer
Jesper Osmund
Jesper Osmund
Writer
Kasper Collin
Kasper Collin
Editor
Eva Hillström
Eva Hillström
Editor
Dino Jonsäter
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
Hanna Lejonqvist
Hanna Lejonqvist
Editor
Michael Sevholt
Michael Sevholt
Post Production Supervisor
Mario Adamson
Mario Adamson
Sound
Jan Alvermark
Jan Alvermark
Sound Mixer
Sofie Björklund
Sofie Björklund
Co-Producer
Dan Braun
Dan Braun
Executive Producer
Kasper Collin
Kasper Collin
Producer
Ami Ekström
Ami Ekström
Co-Producer
Jonas Kellagher
Jonas Kellagher
Consulting Producer
Ron Mann
Ron Mann
Executive Producer
Emelie Persson
Emelie Persson
Co-Producer
Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott
Executive Producer
Erik Vallsten
Erik Vallsten
Director of Photography
Bradford Young
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Kalle Boman
Kalle Boman
Creative Consultant
Magnus Gertten
Magnus Gertten
Thanks

Trailers and other movies

I Called Him Morgan | Trailer | New Release

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