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Soundtrack to a coup d'etat  Cover Image DVD DVD

Soundtrack to a coup d'etat / an Onomatopee Films & Warboys Films production in coproduction with Zap-O-Matik, BALDR Film, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, RTBF Télévision Belge, VRT ; a Johan Grimonprez film produced by Daan Milius & Rémi Grellety ; written and directed by Johan Grimonprez.

Summary:

This film explores the collision of African politics and American jazz in the 1960s, revealing the hidden forces behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination. It focuses on the protest by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach at the UN Security Council regarding that assassination. Through eyewitness accounts; declassified government memos; and testimonies from mercenaries, CIA operatives, and jazz legends, the film presents a historical narrative that interrogates colonial history and offers a reflection on the geopolitical echoes that reverberate today.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2025]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a documentary in 2024.
Wide screen.
Special features: Q&A panel with director Johan Grimonprez; trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jonathan Wannyn ; editor, Rik Chaubet.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring: Louis Armstrong, Andrée Blouin, In Koli Jean Bofane, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, John Coltrane ; narrators, Marie Daulne, Patrick Cruise O'Brien.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English, French, Dutch, Russian; optional English subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:
Sundance, 2024
Subject: Jazz musicians > Political activity > United States.
Lumumba, Patrice, 1925-1961 > Assassination.
Geopolitics > Developing countries > History > 20th century.
Genre: Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Hood River County Library DVD 967.57103 SOU (Text) 33892101025097 Adult New DVDs Checked out 04/11/2025

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546 . ‡aSoundtrack in English, French, Dutch, Russian; optional English subtitles; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
586 . ‡aSundance, 2024
5321 . ‡aEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
5111 . ‡aFeaturing: Louis Armstrong, Andrée Blouin, In Koli Jean Bofane, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, John Coltrane ; narrators, Marie Daulne, Patrick Cruise O'Brien.
508 . ‡aDirector of photography, Jonathan Wannyn ; editor, Rik Chaubet.
500 . ‡aOriginally released as a documentary in 2024.
500 . ‡aWide screen.
500 . ‡aSpecial features: Q&A panel with director Johan Grimonprez; trailers.
520 . ‡aThis film explores the collision of African politics and American jazz in the 1960s, revealing the hidden forces behind Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination. It focuses on the protest by Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach at the UN Security Council regarding that assassination. Through eyewitness accounts; declassified government memos; and testimonies from mercenaries, CIA operatives, and jazz legends, the film presents a historical narrative that interrogates colonial history and offers a reflection on the geopolitical echoes that reverberate today.
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650 0. ‡aGeopolitics ‡zDeveloping countries ‡xHistory ‡y20th century.
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655 7. ‡aFeature films. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)1429339
655 7. ‡aNonfiction films. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)1429436
655 7. ‡aVideo recordings for the hearing impaired. ‡2lcgft ‡0(DLC)1429711
7001 . ‡aGrimonprez, Johan, ‡escreenwriter, ‡efilm director. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdCmWhBjccvhyWrJkgFrq
7001 . ‡aMilius, Daan, ‡d1988- ‡efilm producer.
7001 . ‡aGrellety, Rémi, ‡efilm producer. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrRd9ppR9pwm73X7P4g8C ‡0(SAGE)2077841
7001 . ‡aArmstrong, Louis, ‡d1901-1971. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjHh4CxJM43JxK7WBcXVC ‡0(SAGE)1632820
7001 . ‡aBlouin, Andrée, ‡d1921-1986. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpjhGWM6QCJbvGPPMPxXd
7001 . ‡aBofane, In Koli Jean, ‡d1954- ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhdfvWTrHTTMcBWM8WRrq
7001 . ‡aO'Brien, Conor Cruise, ‡d1917-2008. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJrWDtd3wpckC6TCphpVmd ‡0(SAGE)1652120
7001 . ‡aLincoln, Abbey. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtX7PVwPrCyrgq3TXMByd ‡0(SAGE)1745313
7001 . ‡aRoach, Max, ‡d1924-2007. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbM6qRPvmHqxp43yKqfbd ‡0(SAGE)1711820
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7001 . ‡aDaulne, Marie, ‡enarrator. ‡1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJy8tKXKRm4HBxDbJFGfv3
7001 . ‡aO'Brien, Patrick Cruise, ‡enarrator.
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7102 . ‡aOnomatopee Films.
7102 . ‡aWarboys Films.
7102 . ‡aZap-O-Matik (Firm)
7102 . ‡aBALDR Film.
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7102 . ‡aRadio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française. ‡0(DLC)1720655
7102 . ‡aVlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep.
7102 . ‡aKino Lorber, Inc., ‡epublisher. ‡0(SAGE)2039610
999 . ‡eDVD
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