'Round Midnight

~The music and the magic come together...

Overview

Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.

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General Information

Release Date: 1986-09-23
Budget: $3000000
Revenue: $10000000
Runtime: 131 min

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