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'Round Midnight

The music and the magic come together...

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

19862h 11mRDrama, Music

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About 'Round Midnight

Directors
Bertrand Tavernier
Cast
Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet, Gabrielle Haker, Christine Pascal, Pierre Trabaud, Frédérique Meininger
Genres
Drama, Music
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America, France
Status
Released

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