# Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2017)

**Genres:** Documentary, Music

**Duration:** 99 min

**IMDb:** [7.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4283892/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.5](https://letterboxd.com/film/chasing-trane/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 74%, Popcornmeter: 77%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chasing_trane_the_john_coltrane_documentary)

## Description

An exploration of the global power and impact of the music of John Coltrane where the passions, experiences and forces that shaped his life and revolutionary sounds are revealed.

## Details

**Premiere:** 14 Apr 2017

**Director:** John Scheinfeld

**Cast:** Denzel Washington, Antonia Andrews, Bill Clinton, Michelle Coltrane, Oran Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Common, John Densmore, Yasuhiro Fujioka, Osaharu Fukushima, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApMCjrc-VQ)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-11-15 (Sunday)

- **[Zeise Kinos](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/177-zeise-kinos.md) (Altona):** [2026-11-15 11:00](https://cineorder.zeise.de/zeise/movie/chasing-trane---elbphilhar-omu/10B10000012HXUDTUB/performance/072E1000023HXUDTUB)  (OmU)