Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Brigitte Berman
1985-10-25


7.8
114 min

This in-depth examination of the life and career of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw cuts between archival footage, location shots, and an interview with Shaw himself. Berman illustrates the tumultuous, complicated, and remarkable legacy of a man who brought numerous innovations to jazz and swing music during the big-band era.

Cast

Name Character Team
Artie Shaw Self Unowned
John Best Self Unowned
Lee Castle Self Unowned
Helen Forrest Self Unowned
Polly Haynes Self Unowned
Billie Holiday Self (archive footage) Unowned
Evelyn Keyes Self Unowned
Frederick Morton Self Unowned
Mack Pierce Self Unowned
Buddy Rich Self Unowned
Mel Tormé Self Unowned
John Wexley Self Unowned
Brigitte Berman Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Unowned