Editing Round Midnight (film) (section)

==Production==
''Round Midnight'' was filmed in Paris and New York City. It was produced by [[Irwin Winkler]].

Tavernier defied the film studio by insisting that real-life jazz tenor saxophonist [[Dexter Gordon]] play the role of Turner. Gordon, who himself played with Bud Powell in Paris in the early 1960s (and earlier in their careers), helped to revise and rewrite the script. The supporting cast is likewise composed of jazz musicians (mainly from the generation which followed Gordon and Powell) such as [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Bobby Hutcherson]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], and [[Wayne Shorter]], among others who perform the music throughout the film. The musicians are joined by actors [[François Cluzet]], Gabrielle Haker, [[Sandra Reaves-Phillips]], [[Lonette McKee]], and [[Christine Pascal]]. [[Martin Scorsese]] and [[Philippe Noiret]] appear in [[Cameo appearance|cameos]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet|author-link=Janet Maslin |date=September 30, 1986 |title=Film Festival; Dexter Gordon Stars In 'Round Midnight' |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE0D91530F933A0575AC0A960948260 |access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref>