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An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.

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Miles Davis
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Dave Braden
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Frances Taylor
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Junior (as Lakeith Lee Stanfield)
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Walter
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Harper
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Janice
Brent Vimtrup ...
Dieter
Michael Bath ...
Bartender
Reginald Willis ...
Manager
Montez Jenkins ...
Busboy
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Erica
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Justin
Nina Smilow ...
Tami
Chris Grays ...
Buddy
Amber Hawkins ...
Ava
Mariah Means ...
Nora
Ken Early ...
George
Jeremy Dubin ...
Ken
Shyra Thomas ...
George's Secretary
Brian Phillips ...
Theo / Engineer
Marissa Ford ...
Irene
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Gil Evans
Courtis Fuller ...
Harold
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Choreographer
Chris Bortz ...
Doorman
Theron Brown ...
Piano Player
Mark Turkeltaub ...
Cop #1
Brian Cashwell ...
Producer
Paul Chambers ...
Bass Player
Ernie Royal ...
Trumpet Player
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Live Concert Band
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Live Concert Band
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Live Concert Band
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Live Concert Band
Antonio Sanchez ...
Live Concert Band
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Live Concert Band
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Boxing Cornerman
Damon Binford ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
John E. Brownlee ...
Boxing Cornerman (uncredited)
Shuo Chen ...
Osaka Fan (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Michael Cole ...
Concert Attendee / Hand with Lighter (uncredited)
Bobbi Feinauer Combs ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Columbia Records Executive (uncredited)
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Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Mike Dennis ...
Beat Cop (uncredited)
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Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Vanguard club guest (in / outside) (uncredited)
Kiya Fix ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Band Member (uncredited)
Jorge J. González ...
NYC Theater Stagehand (uncredited)
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Osaka Fan (uncredited)
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Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Ralph (uncredited)
John W. Harden ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Party Goer / Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Yosiah Johnson ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
David Kettlehake ...
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Philip Krinsky ...
Bicyclist (uncredited)
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Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Leticia Martinez ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Derick Mayes ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Chris McCail ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Jon McHale ...
Jon 'Swing' McHale (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
Kaitlyn Rawlings ...
Extra (uncredited)
K.D. Richardson ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Producer (uncredited)
Brian D. Schroeder ...
Vanguard Patron (uncredited)
Zoe Swope ...
Cheryl (uncredited)
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Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Paul Chambers (uncredited)
Ty N. Triggs ...
Boxing Spectator and House Party Attendee (uncredited)
Jason Vaughn ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Peggy Warner ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tamica White ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
Cortney Wiggins ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)
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Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Tony L. Winstead ...
Boxing Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Don Cheadle

Written by

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Steven Baigelman ... (screenplay) &
Don Cheadle ... (screenplay)
 
Steven Baigelman ... (story) &
Don Cheadle ... (story) and
Stephen J. Rivele ... (story) &
Christopher Wilkinson ... (story)

Produced by

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Mark Amin ... executive producer
Steven Baigelman ... executive producer
Robert Ogden Barnum ... producer
Richard Beleson ... co-executive producer
Robert Beleson ... co-executive producer
Dawn Bierschwal ... co-executive producer
Tyler Boehm ... co-executive producer
Mark Cancelliere ... associate producer
Don Cheadle ... producer
Alex Creswick ... associate producer (as Alexandra Creswick)
Cheryl Davis ... executive producer
Erin Davis ... executive producer
Frances Davis ... co-executive producer
Cassian Elwes ... executive producer
Jonathan Gardner ... executive producer
Frank Gehry ... associate producer
Keith Goggin ... associate producer
Sherri Goldman ... associate producer
Charles Graham ... associate producer
Anthony Harris ... associate producer
Kevin Hart ... co-executive producer
William Hightower ... executive producer
Pamela Hirsch ... producer
Robert Lewis ... executive producer
Michel Merkt ... associate producer
Pras Michel ... associate producer
Matt Mullenweg ... associate producer
Brian Pope ... executive producer
Darryl Porter ... producer
Stephen J. Rivele ... executive producer
Roberto Schaefer ... associate producer
Dimitri Vorontsov ... associate producer
Daniel Wagner ... producer
Marlene Weller ... associate producer
Vince Wilburn Jr. ... producer
Christopher Wilkinson ... executive producer
Cami Winikoff ... co-executive producer
Lenore Zerman ... producer

Music by

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Robert Glasper

Cinematography by

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Roberto Schaefer

Editing by

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John Axelrad
Kayla Emter

Editorial Department

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Tyson Birmann ... colorist: dailies
Bradford L. Dean ... first assistant editor
John Diesso ... digital intermediate conform editor
Giovanni DiGiorgio ... digital intermediate assistant
Alex Durie ... digital intermediate color assistant
Jason Fournet ... post-production coordinator
Philippe Majdalani ... digital intermediate producer
Nick Monton ... head of production: Company 3
Stephen Nakamura ... colorist

Production Design by

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Hannah Beachler

Art Direction by

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Korey Washington

Set Decoration by

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Helen Britten

Costume Design by

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Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department

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Shutchai Tym Buacharern ... makeup department head (as Tym Shutchai Buacharern)
Jodi Byrne ... background makeup supervisor
Rocky Faulkner ... assistant makeup department head
Camille Friend ... hair department head
Erin Hicks ... head hair stylist: concert
Tracey Moss ... key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson ... wig designer (as Robert Stevenson)
Anne Taylor ... background makeup supervisor
Toy Van Lierop ... head makeup artist: concert
Hugo Villasenor ... key makeup artist
Victoria Wood ... wig maker
Rachel Bayer ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Ashley Flannery ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Rachel Lisa ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Anna Maria Reyer ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Anna Richardson ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Tanya Tieman ... assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Andrea Vieth ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Charlie Dibe ... production manager
Jonathan Ferrantelli ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Rustin Davis ... second second assistant director
Steve Lonano ... second assistant director
Jennifer Roberts ... second assistant director: music video

Art Department

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Francis Link Boysie ... construction coordinator
Jen Brinker ... scenic artist
Hal Carlton-Ford ... gang boss
Hollis Carlton-Ford ... set dresser
Laura Dennings ... assistant property master
Andrea Doyle ... buyer
Samantha Drake ... art intern
Shelby Hamet ... set dresser
Stephonika W. Kaye ... set dresser
Gordon Kljucec ... storyboard artist
Brock Komon ... art department pa
Alex Kunkel ... set dresser
Christina Lambert ... draper
Rose Leiker ... property master
Carl Lovern Jr. ... carpenter
Jenn McLaren ... art department coordinator
Randy Miller ... set decoration production assistant
Vanessa O'Kelley ... set dresser
David Schellenberger ... set dresser
Ryan Tudor ... set dresser
Brent Wachter ... scenic foreman
Christopher Walters ... carpenter (as Chris Walters)
Jim Warren ... set decoration buyer: additional
Mark Woods ... leadman
Sarah Young ... buyer
John Zanardelli ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Alex Altman ... pro tools playback mixer
Nicholas Cochran ... adr recordist
Robert Dehn ... sound studio manager
Michael Feuser ... dialogue editor
Jay Fisher ... adr mixer
Matthew Haasch ... foley mixer
Gavin Hecker ... foley mixer
Steve La Fayette ... boom operator
Lisa J. Levine ... supervising adr editor: L.A.
Brian Magrum ... adr mixer
Geoff Maxwell ... sound mixer
Nigel Maxwell ... sound utility
Igor Nikolic ... foley editor
Eliza Paley ... supervising dialogue/adr editor
Jay Peck ... foley artist
Adam Pleiman ... adr mixer
Spyros Poulos ... sound mixer
Wyatt Sprague ... sound effects editor
Caleb Townsend ... assistant sound editor
Lawrence Zipf ... re-recording mixer / sound effects editor

Special Effects by

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Amy Bradford ... special effects coordinator
Richard Fike ... special effects: pyrotechnics

Visual Effects by

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Carlye Archibeque ... visual effects coordinator: Lit Post
Jeff Barnes ... executive producer: Cognition
Ewelina Nietupska ... color assist
Ken Stranahan ... digital compositor
Tammy Sutton ... visual effects supervisor: Lit Post
Kimberly Huston ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Thom Allport ... stunts
Dan Anders ... stunt driver
Kevin Arnold ... stunt double: Don Cheadle
Chris Carnel ... stunt driver
Nash Edgerton ... stunt double: Ewan McGregor
Richard Fike ... stunt coordinator: ohio
Chris Hahn ... stunts
Aswan Harris ... stunt double: Keith Stanfield
Jay Hawkins ... stunts
Chuck Jeffreys ... stunt/fight coordinator
Brett Kolman ... stunt double: Michael Stuhlbarg
Will F. Moore ... stunt performer / stunts
Stanley Reginald ... stunts
Jeremy Sample ... stunts
John Sundquist ... stunt driver
Alexandra Warr ... stunt double: Emayatzy Corinealdi

Camera and Electrical Department

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Lucas Ankney ... electrician
Jeff Barklage ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: splinter unit
Stephen Beaudion ... rigging electric
Frank Blasko ... programmer
DJ Carroll ... first assistant camera: new york unit
Tom Cherry ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dylan Coates ... additional electric
Mike Dittiacur ... best boy: grip
Brian Douglas ... still photographer
Alex Esber ... first assistant: B Camera
Amy Faust ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Amy Cunningham-Faust)
Russ Faust ... best boy electric
Kris Hardy ... assistant camera (as Kristopher Hardy) / first assistant "a" camera (as Kristopher Hardy)
Jake Hossfeld ... electrician
David Jarred ... company grip
Simon Jayes ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Jordan C. Kadovitz ... key hd video assist
Colleen Mleziva ... second assistant "a" camera
Michael C. Potter ... lighting technician
Malcolm A. Purnell ... first assistant camera: "a" camera New York unit
Clifton Radford ... best boy rigging electric
Christopher Ratledge ... digital imaging technician / film loader
Daniel Russel ... electrician
Chris Salamone ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Michael Salamone ... grip
Todd SanSone ... first assistant camera: splinter unit
Donnie Schneider ... electrician
Dave Schwandner ... grip
Shayne Scott ... camera car driver
Scott Spencer ... gaffer
Lucas Staley ... key rigging grip
Rick Stern ... rigging grip
Alberto Viglietta ... grip
Thomas William Vincent ... grip / rigging electrician
Michael Wooten ... second assistant camera: b camera
Andy Young ... grip
John Zanardelli ... electrician / grip

Casting Department

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Chenney Chen ... extras casting director
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
D. Lynn Meyers ... local casting director (as Lynn Myers)
Ben Raanan ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Paul Black ... costumer
Derica Cole Washington ... costume coordinator
Maggie Dick ... tailor
Joy Galbraith ... costumer
Deirdra Elizabeth Govan ... costume shopper
Jaclyn Laravie ... set costumer
Mary Eagan Murphy ... costumer
Vikki Paschetto ... costume assistant
Jonny Pray ... assistant costume designer
Ryan Seminara ... wardrobe assistant
Zachary Sheets ... costume assistant
Carla Shivener ... costumer
Katie Streit ... costume production assistant
Stev Taylor ... costume supervisor
Kayla Viani ... key costumer

Location Management

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Kate Amer ... location manager
Eddy Collyns ... vfx unit ny location manager
Deirdre Costa ... asst. location manager
Nicholas Deroo ... location manager
Kathleen Fitzgerald ... locations intern
Trish Gray ... asisstant location manager: second unit
James Hagedorn ... assistant location manager
Eric Risher ... locations pa
Jane Streeter ... location assistant
Kay Wolfley ... location assistant
Christopher M. Wood ... locations scout

Music Department

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J.D. Allen ... musician: saxophone (as JD Allen)
Vicente Archer ... musician: bass
Otis Brown III ... musician: drums
Gary Chester ... mixing engineer
Miles Davis ... musician: trumpet solos
Taylor Eigsti ... musician: piano
Ed Gerrard ... music supervisor
Robert Glasper ... musician: piano, rhodes, keys
Keyon Harrold ... musician: trumpet solos / musician: trumpet
Todd Kasow ... music editor
Tim Marchiafava ... assistant score mixer
Sherry Beth Mounce ... music clearance
Elena Pinderhughes ... musician: flute
Fernando Pullum ... trumpet instructor: Don Cheadle
Kendrick Scott ... musician: drums
Jaleel Shaw ... musician: saxophone
E.J. Strickland ... musician: drums (as EJ Strickland)
Marcus Strickland ... musician: saxophone
Chris Tabron ... mixing engineer
Burniss Earl Travis ... musician: bass
Justin Tyson ... musician: drums
Vince Wilburn Jr. ... Soundtrack Executive Producer

Script and Continuity Department

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Jennifer Barklage-Dietrich ... script supervisor
Belle Francisco ... script supervisor
Kevin Hindley ... script clearance

Transportation Department

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Mark Angel ... driver
Billy Baxter ... driver
Robert Bowen ... driver: honeywagon
John Goodwill ... transportation coordinator
Betsy Hodges ... picture car coordinator
Craig Metzger ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Geoffrey Ashley ... assistant: Ms. Zerman, Los Angeles (as Geoff Ashley)
Clayton Belcher ... production assistant
Johnathan Bowling ... travel coordinator
Slater Brauns ... assistant production accountant / production supervisor: Concert Shoot
Kevin Brinkley ... boxing technical advisor
Greg Brittain ... set production assistant
Selena Burks-Rentschler ... accounting clerk
Megan Cafferty ... production assistant
Louis Colaianni ... dialect coach: Don Cheadle
Angie Conners ... international marketing
John 'JR' Craigmile ... post accountant
Alana Crow ... additional business & legal affairs
Wyatt DeMasters ... set production assistant
Maureen Duffy ... completion guarantor
Katie Dwertman ... production assistant
Richard Fike ... weapons handler
Ravi Fisher ... additional production assistant
Erin Forbes ... production secretary
Pamela Ford ... key craft
Hope Forgus ... production assistant
Emily Friedman ... assistant: Ms. Hirsch and Ms. Zerman
Mairead Gaffney ... set production assistant
Travis Geiger ... assistant: Mr. Cheadle
Kim Gillingham ... acting coach / acting coach: Don Cheadle
Talia Goldman ... international sales
Troy E. Gould ... production assistant
Callum Christopher Grant ... International Sales
Steven Havira ... assistant: Mr. McGregor (as Steve Havira)
Alexander Hernandez-Maxwell ... production assistant (as Alexander Maxwell)
Riley Itskin ... production assistant
Nancy Kern ... researcher
Patrick Kevin ... production assistant
Sara Kiener ... crowdfunding supervisor
Alex Basco Koch ... concert media designer (as Alex Koch)
J.D. Kraus ... production assistant
Drew Lachey ... dance consultant
Justin Lanier Lee ... background talent: man booing
Rose Leiker ... assistant weapons handler
Phil LoGrippo ... production accountant
Chad Mathis ... legal services
Chris McCail ... stand-in
Carole McGorrian ... completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc.
Carl Murray ... key set medic
Melissa Ng ... assistant: Ms. Corinealdi / production office intern
Brian Nitzkin ... business affairs/legal
Meredith Nunnikhoven ... production coordinator
Jesse Nye ... first assistant director
Samuel T. Pennybacker ... assistant: Mr. Stuhlbarg (as Sam Pennybacker)
Russ Posternak ... publicist: Daniels Murphy Communications (as Russell Posternak)
Alexandros Potter ... finance executive: IM Global
Eric Ransbottom ... production assistant
Emily Riedy ... assistant: Mr. Stanfield
Tori Roloson ... production assistant
Emily Russo ... set production assistant intern
John Saylor ... production assistant
Casey Shelton ... key set pa
Ryan Sweeney ... assistant to producers / production assistant
Bailey Timmer ... production assistant
Jennifer Wakefield ... production lawyer
Adam Willke ... additional set staff assistant
Chelsea Wullenweber ... production assistant (as Chelsea Jo Wullenweber)
Dana Schneider ... jeweler (uncredited)
Johnny Stockard ... chef helper (uncredited)

Thanks

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Kyle Curry ... thanks
Steffan Fantini ... special thanks
Jimmie Julion ... thanks
A.J. Kelly ... special thanks
Wynton Marsalis ... the producers wish to thank
Lidia Napoli ... thanks
John H. Radulovic ... thanks
Jamal Speller ... special thanks
Sam J. Toppenberg ... very special thanks
Glynn Turman ... thanks: Gogo Nation contributor
Elliott D. Yancey ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Inspired by events of his life, this is a wildly entertaining, impressionistic, no-holds barred portrait of one of 20th century music's creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Cheadle also makes his directorial debut with this unconventional biographical drama.

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Taglines If you gonna tell a story, come with some attitude See more »
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Also Known As
  • Miles Davis (Slovenia)
  • A Vida de Miles Davis (Brazil)
  • MILES AHEAD マイルス・デイヴィス 空白の5年間 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Майлс Дейвис: Miles Ahead (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • La Vie de Miles Davis (Canada, French title)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $114,530, 03 Apr 2016

Did You Know?

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Trivia Miles Davis really called up Phil Schaap on the air and told him he talked too much. See more »
Goofs Various scenes show Miles playing trumpets apparently made by Vincent Bach Corp., Adams, and others. But he never appears to play a Martin Committee trumpet. Miles played various customized Martin Committee trumpets almost exclusively throughout his career. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Don Cheadle/Saoirse Ronan/Iggy Azalea (2016). See more »
Soundtracks Gone 2015 See more »
Quotes Doorman: Do you have a pass?
Miles Davis: [points to his face] You're Looking At It.
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