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This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.This movie, based on William Shakespeare's Othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus.
John Dankworth
- John Dankworth - Alto Sax
- (as Johnny Dankworth)
- Director
- Writers
- Nel King
- Paul Jarrico
- William Shakespeare(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPatrick McGoohan learned to play the drums for this movie.
- GoofsAfter Johnny Cousin talks of the band doing a 'big fat Mendelssohn' for the anniversary party, he sings the melody not of Mendelssohn's Wedding March but of the Bridal Chorus from Wagner's Lohengrin ('Here comes the bride'). A few minutes later, the band plays a jazz version of the Mendelssohn.
- Quotes
Johnnie Cousin: Me? Oh, I belong to that new minority group: white American jazz musicians. They're going to hold a mass meeting in a phone booth.
[laughs]
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Underground: All Night Long (2008)
- SoundtracksAll Night Long
Music by Philip Green (uncredited)
Lyric by Sonny Miller
Performed by Marti Stevens (uncredited)
Featured review
Interesting jazz soap-opera...
1st watched 11/17/2007, 6 out of 10(Dir-Basil Dearden): Interesting jazz soap-opera played out with many actual jazz superstars of the day is amazingly watchable despite the lack of acting talent on-hand. According to my cable on-demand info, the story is a re-telling of Shakespeare's Othello(a story that I'm not familiar with I'm sorry to say) and is played out effectively by everyone involved. The setting is a 1-year anniversary for a hot couple in the jazz world(Rex and Odelia) at a rich man's swank hideout that he uses exclusively for parties of this type. The rich man is played by Richard Attenborough, who is always good in his acting stints and this one is no exception. Everything appears peachy as the couple enters the scene, but there is a hint of scandal as his drummer schemes to start his own band trying to lure away his new wife to be a vocalist in it, although she doesn't appear initially to be that interested. The tangled web is weaved thicker and thicker as the night goes on as the believable antagonist plots everyone against each other for his own gain. This role is played very well by Patrick McGoohan as we can see the evil lurking behind his eyes and it is revealed increasingly as the film goes on. Behind all this is some of the hottest jazz musicians playing original tunes providing a very unique background to the storyline as individuals move in and out of the jam session providing them a break from the drama and being kind of an exit door for the characters in the play. All in all this is a very satisfying unique movie experience that is played out well and provides good background music as well. It is definitely, cool baby!!
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- dwpollar
- Nov 16, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die heiße Nacht
- Filming locations
- Shad Thames, Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England, UK(exterior street scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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