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In the Key of Oscar
19921 h 34 min 3 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: William R. CunninghamSylvia Sweeney
Production: Sylvia SweeneyMichael AllderGeorge AnthonyEd RobinsonWilliam R. CunninghamSara LevinsonDennis Murphy
Script: Bruce Garvey
Co-produced by Elitha Peterson Productions Inc. and Vocal Vision Productions Inc. in association with the NFB and the CBC and with the financial assistance of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation.
This intimate portrait of pianist Oscar Peterson charts his meteoric rise from Montréal's "boogie woogie" teenaged sensation to international celebrity as one of jazz's virtuosos. Though recognized for their talent, Oscar Peterson and other great black jazz artists endured prejudice during their rise to fame. Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and many more, share their memories of the harrowing experiences that they lived through in order to achieve success.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > African Origins
- Music > Jazz and BluesPortraits
Credits
- director
- William R. Cunningham
- Sylvia Sweeney
- producer
- Sylvia Sweeney
- Michael Allder
- George Anthony
- Ed Robinson
- William R. Cunningham
- executive producer
- Sara Levinson
- Sylvia Sweeney
- Dennis Murphy
- script
- Bruce Garvey
- photography
- Ben Matilainen
- sound
- Brian Avery
- editing
- Robert Doughty
- Richard Wells
- Alan Collins
- Ralph Brunjes
- sound editing
- Paul Williamson
- sound mixing
- John Rodd
- narrator
- Oscar Peterson
- music
- Warren "Slim" Williams