# Bolden > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bolden > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bolden.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolden > Source revision: 1339865441 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the name, see [Bolden (name)](/source/Bolden_(name)). 2019 American film Bolden Film poster Directed by Dan Pritzker Written by Daniel Pritzker David N. Rothschild Produced by Jonathan Cornick Michele Tayler Starring Gary Carr Erik LaRay Harvey Ian McShane Michael Rooker Yaya DaCosta Reno Wilson Robert Ri'chard Breon Pugh Cinematography Neal Norton Edited by Thomas J. Nordberg Chris Steele-Nicholson Music by Wynton Marsalis Mark Isham Scott Steiner Production company King Bolden LLC Distributed by Abramorama Release date May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) Running time 101 minutes Country United States Language English ***Bolden*** is a 2019 American [drama film](/source/Drama_film) based on the life of [cornetist](/source/Cornet) [Buddy Bolden](/source/Buddy_Bolden) (1877–1931). One of the seminal figures in jazz history, Bolden left no surviving recordings, having been committed in 1907 at age 30 to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum, where he spent the rest of his life after a diagnosis of [acute alcoholic psychosis](/source/Schizophrenia).[1] The musical drama is directed by [Daniel Pritzker](/source/Daniel_Pritzker), and features original music written, arranged and performed by [Wynton Marsalis](/source/Wynton_Marsalis).[2] The film stars [Gary Carr](/source/Gary_Carr_(actor)) as Bolden, and co-stars [Erik LaRay Harvey](/source/Erik_LaRay_Harvey), [Reno Wilson](/source/Reno_Wilson), [Yaya DaCosta](/source/Yaya_DaCosta), [Ian McShane](/source/Ian_McShane) and [Michael Rooker](/source/Michael_Rooker). The score by Marsalis includes vocalists [Catherine Russell](/source/Catherine_Russell_(singer)), [Brianna Thomas](/source/Brianna_Thomas), Don Vappie, and instrumentalists including [Wycliffe Gordon](/source/Wycliffe_Gordon), [Victor Goines](/source/Victor_Goines), [Marcus Printup](/source/Marcus_Printup), and others.[3] The film contains performances by [Reno Wilson](/source/Reno_Wilson) playing Louis Armstrong (acting and singing).[4] *Bolden* was released in theaters on May 3, 2019, by Abramorama.[5] ## Cast - [Gary Carr](/source/Gary_Carr_(actor)) as Charles "Buddy" Bolden - [Erik LaRay Harvey](/source/Erik_LaRay_Harvey) as Bartley - [Ian McShane](/source/Ian_McShane) as Judge Leander Perry - [Michael Rooker](/source/Michael_Rooker) as Pat McMurphy - [Yaya DaCosta](/source/Yaya_DaCosta) as Nora Bolden - [Reno Wilson](/source/Reno_Wilson) as [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong) - [Robert Ri'chard](/source/Robert_Ri'chard) as [George Baquet](/source/George_Baquet) - [Karimah Westbrook](/source/Karimah_Westbrook) as Alice Bolden - Breon Pugh as Willie Warner - [Ser'Darius Blain](/source/Ser'Darius_Blain) as [Willie Cornish](/source/Willie_Cornish) ## Reception On [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[6] On [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Two Films Unveil a Lost Jazz Legend"](https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17260407), National Public Radio, December 15, 2007. "By most accounts, a mix of alcohol and mental illness sent Bolden into an asylum in 1907; he stayed there until his death in 1931." 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Bolden (Original Soundtrack)*, at WyntonMarsalis.org](https://wyntonmarsalis.org/discography/title/bolden) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Jazz at Lincoln Center Press Release: Tuesday, March 5th, 2019"](https://www.jazz.org/press/bolden-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-featuring-music-composed-performed-and-arranged-by-wynton-marsalis-available-on-cd-and-digitally-on-april-19-2019-from-blue-engine-records/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Reno Wilson Channels Louis Armstrong In 'Bolden'"](https://theshadowleague.com/reno-wilson-channels-louis-armstrong-in-bolden/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Bolden movie official website"](https://boldenmovie.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Bolden"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bolden). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. [Fandango](/source/Fandango_Media). Retrieved October 10, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bolden"](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bolden). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.boldenmovie.com) - [*Bolden*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0858419/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article about a biographical film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Bio-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ABio-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Bio-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bolden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolden?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.