Round Midnight

Round Midnight is a 1986 film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It tells the story of an African American tenor saxophone player in Paris in the 1950s who becomes befriended by an unsuccessful French graphic designer who idolizes the musician and who tries desperately to help him to get out of his life of alcohol abuse. The protagonist jazzman, "Dale Turner," was based on a composite of real-life jazz legends Lester Young (tenor sax) and the tortur... more

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  • Sep 12, 1986

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  • 2 h 13 min

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Bertrand Tavernier

Bertrand Tavernier (b. 25 April 1941 in Lyon) is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He was married to Colo O'Hagen from 1965 to 1980. His son, Nils Tavernier (born 1 September 1965), works as both a director and actor. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of...

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  • 2 h 13 min

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