Bessie (2015)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 16, 2015Release Date
Bessie (2015)
1h 47m
Running Time
May 16, 2015Release Date
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Plot.
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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Currently Bessie is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Max, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Max Amazon Channel, DIRECTV, Vudu, Microsoft Store
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Cast & Crew.
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Queen Latifah
Bessie
Mike Epps
Richard
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Clay Chappell
'81' Theatre Owner
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Sharan C. Mansfield
Miss Taylor
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Dee Rees
Director
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Christopher Cleveland
Writer
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
Bettina Gilois
Writer
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Horton Foote
Writer
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Ron Schmidt
Producer
Rachel Portman
Composer
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Jeffrey Jur
Cinematographer
Brian A. Kates
Editor
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy #1
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2
Billy Hopkins
CastingDirector
Todd Allen Durkin
Night Club Owner
Clark Hunter
ProductionDesigner
Swift Rice
Stage Hand
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl #2
Hunter Womack
Roadie #1
Christopher Harvey
Roadie #2
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Pace
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
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Wiki.
Bessie is a 2015 HBO TV film about the American blues singer Bessie Smith, and focuses on her transformation as a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues". The film is directed by Dee Rees, with a screenplay by Rees, Christopher Cleveland and Bettina Gilois. Queen Latifah stars as Smith, and supporting roles are played by Michael Kenneth Williams as Smith's first husband Jack Gee, and Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey. The film premiered on May 16, 2015. By the following year Bessie was the most watched HBO original film in the network's history. The film was well received critically and garnered four Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Television Movie.
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