Soundtrack to a coup d'etat
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Grimonprez, Johan, film director,
Milius, Daan, film producer.
Grellety, Rémi, film producer.
Daulne, Marie, narrator.
O'Brien, Patrick Cruise, narrator.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2025].
Physical Description
1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2025].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
738329269029

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a documentary film in 2024.
General Note
Wide screen.
General Note
Special features: Q&A panel with the director Johan Grimonprez; trailers.
Participants/Performers
Louis Armstrong, Andrée Blouin, In Koli Jean Bofane, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, John Coltrane ; narrated by Zap Mama/Marie Daulne, Patrick Cruise O'Brien.
Description
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo's leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today's geopolitical climate.
Target Audience
Not rated by the MPA.
Accessibility Note
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
System Details
DVD, wide screen (1.78:1), Dolby Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound, NTSC, region 1.
Language
English, French, Dutch and Russian dialogue with English subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Grimonprez, J., Milius, D., Grellety, R., Daulne, M., O'Brien, P. C., Armstrong, L., Blouin, A., Bofane, I. K. J., O'Brien, C. C., Coltrane, J., Lincoln, A., & Roach, M. (2025). Soundtrack to a coup d'etat . Kino Lorber.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johan, Grimonprez et al.. 2025. Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat. New York, NY: Kino Lorber.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johan, Grimonprez et al.. Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat New York, NY: Kino Lorber, 2025.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Grimonprez, J., Milius, D., Grellety, R., Daulne, M., O'Brien, P. C., Armstrong, L. and Blouin, A. et al (2025). Soundtrack to a coup d'etat. New York, NY: Kino Lorber.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Grimonprez, Johan,, et al. Soundtrack to a Coup D'etat Kino Lorber, 2025.

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