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'Round Midnight
The music and the magic come together...
Genres
DramaMusic
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$10000000
Runtime
131 min
Release Date
1986-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
99
Vote Average
7.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Dexter Gordon
Dale Turner
François Cluzet
Francis Borler
Gabrielle Haker
Bérangère
Christine Pascal
Sylvie
Pierre Trabaud
le père de Francis
Frédérique Meininger
la mère de Francis
Liliane Rovère
Madame Queen
Ged Marlon
Beau
Benoît Régent
Le psychiatre
Philippe Noiret
Redon
Eddy Mitchell
L'ivrogne au bar du Blue Note
Sandra Reaves-Phillips
Buttercup
Lonette McKee
Darcey Leigh
Herbie Hancock
Eddie Wayne
Bobby Hutcherson
Ace
Hart Leroy Bibbs
Herschell
Victoria Gabrielle Platt
Chan Turner
John Berry
Ben
Martin Scorsese
Goodley
Alain Sarde
Terzian
Sophie Marceau
Une fille dans la rue
Jacques Poitrenaud
Marc-Edouard Nabe
Extra
Noël Simsolo
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