Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)

5.5/10 92 min Drama Music

Overview

A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction forms an odd friendship with a white college professor full of feeling sorry for himself.

Cast

Dick Gregory

Richie 'Eagle' Stokes

Robert Hooks

Keel Robinson

Don Murray

David Hillary

Diane Varsi

Carla Pinza

Bruce Glover

Woodie King Jr.

John Randolph

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