Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
It's Like It Really Is, Baby!
A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction forms an odd friendship with a white college professor full of feeling sorry for himself.
- Date of release
- 1967-01-30
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Herbert Danska
Casting
- Dick Gregory — Richie 'Eagle' Stokes
- Robert Hooks — Keel Robinson
- Don Murray — David Hillary
- Diane Varsi
- Jeri Archer — Candy
- Osborne Smith
- Carla Pinza
- Barbara Davis — Girl in bar
- Bruce Glover — Police Officer
- Woodie King Jr.
- Leonard Parker
- John Randolph
Interesting facts
Sweet Love, Bitter is a 1967 film based on the novel Night Song by John Alfred Williams. The story is inspired by the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker. American jazz pianist Mal Waldron recorded a soundtrack album for the film.
Production
Dick Gregory stated in his memoir that he had accepted the role to take his mind off of the passing of Malcolm X. Since the film was Gregory's first acting role, Woodie King Jr. was hired as his coach. Gregory had temporarily left the production to participate in the march on Selma.
Production Studio: Film Three Productions Inc.
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