The Jazz Ambassadors Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

The film centers on Duke Ellington orchestra's tour of Iraq during a 1963 CIA-led coup that would eventually pave the way for Saddam Hussein's rise to power. Part of the intrigue is the discovery, years later, that the CIA exploited the global zeal for Ellington's jazz by planting spies in the entourage as the orchestra toured hostile parts of the world.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Jazz Ambassadors.

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  Morgan Freeman

  Gunner, Now You See Me

Crew Behind the Film

The The Jazz Ambassadors behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Antoine Fuqua last directed The Equalizer 3 and Emancipation. The film's writer Jeremy Doner last wrote Odysseus.

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Screenwriter

Jeremy Doner

Producers

Morgan Freeman
Lori McCreary

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on a pitch by Jeremy Doner.

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