Mahalia Jackson Movies

  • 1959
    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

    Imitation of Life

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    In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

    Imitation of Life
  • 1964
    The Best Man

    The Best Man

    The Best Man

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    The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-ru...

    The Best Man
  • 1988
    Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

    Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

    Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

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    Aretha Franklin's recording career is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and prominent figures within the music industry.

    Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
  • 2008
    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    8.52008HD

    Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
  • 1997
    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

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    Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a s...

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
  • 2023
    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles

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    Raymond Anthony Myles was the electrifying Gospel Genius of New Orleans. Like a comet shooting across the sky, he was here one minute – brilliant, inc...

    A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song & Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles
  • 1997
    4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

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    On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a cri...

    4 Little Girls
  • 1969
    Black Woodstock

    Black Woodstock

    Black Woodstock

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    The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summ...

    Black Woodstock
  • 1958
    St. Louis Blues

    St. Louis Blues

    St. Louis Blues

    7.81958HD

    Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he...

    St. Louis Blues
  • 2019
    My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

    My Music: A Classic Christmas

    7.52019HD

    Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols perf...

    My Music: A Classic Christmas
  • 1975
    Mahalia

    Mahalia

    Mahalia

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    Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer in the world. Shortly before her death in 1972, she embarked on a triumphant European tour, and this fi...

    Mahalia
  • 1960
    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

    7.21960HD

    Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day...

    Jazz on a Summer's Day
  • 2005
    Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession

    Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession

    Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession

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    1. Introduction 2. Joshua Hits The Battle Of Jericho 3. When The Saints Go Marchin In 4. In The Garden 5. Give Me That Old Time Religion 6. No...

    Mahalia Jackson - A Gospel Confession
  • 1970
    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

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    Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
  • 2021
    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    7.6572021HD

    During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and pr...

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
  • 1997
    Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas

    Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas

    Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas

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    Featuring over 40 minutes of vintage performances by the world's greatest gospel singer, this is Mahalia at her most powerful, singing the beloved son...

    Mahalia Jackson Sings the Songs Of Christmas