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Original title I Called Him Morgan
Film type Feature
Category Documentary
Average rating 3,68 / 5
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Awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 2017-03-31

Plot summary

 On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through...

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Screenplay
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Plot summary



On a snowy night in February 1972, celebrated jazz musician Lee Morgan was shot dead by his wife Helen during a gig at a club in New York City. The murder sent shockwaves through the jazz community, and the memory of the event still haunts those who knew the Morgans. This music documentary is a love letter to two unique personalities and the music that brought them together. A film about love, jazz and America with cinematography by Bradford Young (DOP Selma).

Swedish censorship / rating

Certificate number 204409
Date 2017-03-22
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Grounds for decision Framställningen bedöms sakna inslag som kan vara till skada för välbefinnandet för barn.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio Widescreen (unspecified)
Length in minutes 92 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2016-11-12 Skandia Stockholm Sweden Stockholms filmfestival 2016.
2017-03-07 Filmstaden Söder Stockholm Sweden 92 min Tempo dokumentärfestival 2017.
Release in Sweden 2017-03-31 Sweden
TV showing 2017-12-27 SVT2 Sweden
2019-06-15 SVT2 Sweden
2020-06-19 SVT2 Sweden

Awards

Special Mention Philadelphia 2016 (Honorable Mention for Sight & Soundtrack, Philadelphia Film Festival, USA)
Festival Award Philadelphia 2016 (Sharon Pinkenson Award for Best Local Feature, Sight & Soundtrack Section, Philadelphia Film Festival, USA)
Barcelona 2016 (bästa film / Best Film, In-Edit festival, Spanien)

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Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2
Poster title I Called Him Morgan


Holdings Scripts

Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 1 s.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 87 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language English


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 50 s. Tidsangivelser.
Language Swedish


Script type För- och eftertexter
Extent 2 s.
Language English


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English


Type Program/Reklamtryck
Language English



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