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Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

A film 50 years in the makingJan. 25, 2026USA100 Min.NR
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Synopsis

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.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Original title Once Upon a Time in Harlem
IMDb Rating 7.2 14 votes

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Cast

Aaron Douglas isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Richard Bruce Nugent isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Ernest Crichlow isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Eubie Blake isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Leigh Whipper isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Arna Bontemps isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
William Greaves isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
James Van Der Zee isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Ida Mae Cullen isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Noble Sissle isSelf (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)

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