Movie·1997·1h 30m

Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

Name: Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Rating: 10
Cast: Mahalia Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Horace Clarence Boyer, John Sellers, George Avakian

★ 10.0Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extraordinary life - from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in New Orleans churches to her breakthrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and Europe's great stages. Her story's told through archival footage and interviews with those who knew her best.