Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things

Sep 11 2020 TV-14 1h 29m
Biography, Documentary, Music

Ella Fitzgerald was a 15-year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Within months she was a star. Over the next six decades, her sublime voice would transform the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS retraces this extraordinary journey.

Plot

Canvassing six decades of Ella Fitzgerald's astonishing trajectory from a teenager living on the streets of Harlem to her life changing appearance at the Apollo Theatre, JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS illustrates her sublime transformation, reconstructing the stale stock narrative into a well-rounded examination of her mixed fortunes.

Written by

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Directed by

Leslie Woodhead

Cast

Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller, Ray Brown Jr.

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Eagle Rock Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
584
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA