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Once Upon a Time in Harlem

2026•1h 40m•7.0/10
  • Documentary

“You are cordially invited to a film 50 years in the making.”

A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker William Greaves has one last trick up his sleeve with what he considered the most important event he captured on film: a 1972 party he engineered with the living luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance.

Top Cast

  • Aaron Douglas

    Aaron Douglas

    Self (archival footage)

  • Richard Bruce Nugent

    Richard Bruce Nugent

    Self (archival footage)

  • Ernest Crichlow

    Ernest Crichlow

    Self (archival footage)

  • Eubie Blake

    Eubie Blake

    Self (archival footage)

  • Leigh Whipper

    Leigh Whipper

    Self (archival footage)

  • Arna Bontemps

    Arna Bontemps

    Self (archival footage)

  • William Greaves

    William Greaves

    Self (archival footage)

  • James Van Der Zee

    James Van Der Zee

    Self (archival footage)

Details

Director
David Greaves
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Status
Released

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