Movie: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Top 10 Billed Cast

Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Lumumba

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev
Никита Хрущёв

Self (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Andrée Blouin
Andrée Blouin

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach
Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X
Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone
Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

John Coltrane
John Coltrane

Self (archive footage)

Video Trailer Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Video: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Official Trailer

A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez

A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - Official Trailer - Trailer

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat – Official Trailer

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A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez

A Conversation with SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT Director and Writer Johan Grimonprez - Featurette

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