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Saxophone Colossus
77%
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1h 41m
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Saxophone Colossus (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Saxophone Colossus (1998) — a movie tagged as Music and Documentary with emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebra… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~101 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Saxophone Colossus 77% (3 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmmaker Robert Mugge produced Saxophone Colossus, a feature-length portrait of Rollins, named after one of his most celebrated albums.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 7.7
- TMDB ID
- 279789
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Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In 1986, filmm... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Saxophone Colossus is approximately 101 minutes.
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