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'Round Midnight

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.

Original title: 'Round Midnight

3

nominations

33%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards #59 - 1987

Award People Status
Best Actor in a Leading Role Dexter Gordon
Best Original Score Herbie Hancock Winner

British Academy Film Awards #40 - 1987

Award People Status
Best Original Score Herbie Hancock

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