Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
A close-up of bass player and composer Charlie Mingus as he and his five-year-old daughter await eviction by the City of New York.
- Date of release
- 1968-04-02
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Director
- Thomas Reichman
Casting
- Charles Mingus — Himself
- Charles McPherson — Himself
- Walter Bishop — Himself
- Dannie Richmond — Himself
- Carolyn Mingus — Herself
Interesting facts
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 is a 1968 American documentary film directed by Thomas Reichman (1944-1975) that follows the later life of jazz musician Charles Mingus and his five-year-old daughter in 1966, as they are being evicted from his New York apartment for not paying the rent. Reichman talks with Mingus in a very personal setting as the film documents Mingus' outlook on society, women, music, his daughter, politics, and the country as a whole. The camera crew talks with Mingus conversationally and spends time with him and his daughter so that the film takes on an intimate air.
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