Strange Fruit (2002)
57m
Running Time
May 20, 2002Release Date
Plot.
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
![Dorothy Thigpen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dorothy Thigpen
Narrator
![Milton Gabler](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Milton Gabler
Self - Commodore Records
![Pete Seeger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/88105-pete-seeger.webp)
Pete Seeger
Self
![Farah Jasmine Griffin](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Farah Jasmine Griffin
Self - writer and educator
![Ethel Rosenberg](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1191769-ethel-rosenberg.webp)
Ethel Rosenberg
Self
![C.T. Vivian](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
C.T. Vivian
Self - reverend and veteran civil rights activist
![Julius Rosenberg](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1191771-julius-rosenberg.webp)
Julius Rosenberg
Self
![Billie Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/102296-billie-holiday.webp)
Billie Holiday
Self
![Abbey Lincoln](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/78748-abbey-lincoln.webp)
Abbey Lincoln
Self - singer and composer
![Cassandra Wilson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57533-cassandra-wilson.webp)
Cassandra Wilson
Self
![Joel Katz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joel Katz
Director
![Amina Baraka](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Amina Baraka
Self - poet and performer
![Amiri Baraka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/51315-amiri-baraka.webp)
Amiri Baraka
Self - poet and playwright
![Don Byron](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/347927-don-byron.webp)
Don Byron
Composer
![Thomas Torres](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Thomas Torres
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateMay 20, 2002
StatusReleased
Running Time57m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
southern usa
politics
racial segregation
racism
lynching