I Called Him Morgan (2016)

  • NR
  • 10/02/2016 (US)
  • Music, Documentary, History
  • 1h 31m

Overview

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.

Kasper Collin

Director, Writer

Jesper Osmund

Writer

Cast

Lee Morgan's headshot

Lee Morgan

Self (archive material)
Helen Morgan's headshot

Helen Morgan

Self (archive material)
Wayne Shorter's headshot

Wayne Shorter

Self
Larry Reni Thomas's headshot

Larry Reni Thomas

Self
Judith Johnson's headshot

Judith Johnson

Self
Jymie Merritt's headshot

Jymie Merritt

Self
Bennie Maupin's headshot

Bennie Maupin

Self

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