Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
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Plot.
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
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Cast & Crew.
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Piano Man
James T. Callahan
Reg Hanley
Paul Hampton
Harry
Sid Melton
Jerry
Virginia Capers
Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
The Madame
Tracee Lyles
The Prostitute
Ned Glass
The Agent
Milton Selzer
The Doctor
Norman Bartold
The Detective #1
Clay Tanner
The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
The Butler
Bert Kramer
The Policeman
Paul Micale
The Maitre d'
Michele Aller
The Singer
Byron Kane
The Announcer
Barbara Minkus
Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
Angela DeMarco
Helen Lewis
Debbie McGee
George Wyner
The M.C.
Shirley Melline
The Policewoman
Toby Russ
The Jail Guard
Larry Duran
Hood #1
Ernest Robinson
Hood #2
Don McGovern
Reporter #1
Dick Poston
Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
Reporter #3
Denise Denise
Denise
Lynn Hamilton
Aunt Ida
Victor Morosco
Vic
Robert L. Gordy
The Hawk
Harry Caesar
The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
Big Ben
Sidney J. Furie
Director
Jay Weston
Producer
William Dufty
Book
Terence McCloy
Screenplay
Billie Holiday
Book
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup Supervisor
Suzanne de Passe
Screenplay
Chris Clark
Screenplay
Norma Koch
Costume Design
Cherie
Hairstylist
Millie Moore
Post Production Supervisor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 12, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Content RatingR
Budget$2,000,000
Box Office$19,726,490
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
based on memoir or autobiography
withdrawal
blues music
harlem
1940s
1930s
somber
desperate
cautionary
disheartening
powerful
new york
brothel
jazz musician
mental breakdown
addiction
rape victim
tour bus
racism
period drama
drug overdose
music history
lynching
dying young
black singer
heroin addict
nightclub singer
billie holiday
carnegie hall
rise to fame
wayward girl
death of a musician
music tour
following one's dream
former prostitute
period film
straight jacket
black woman
cultural icon
woman's story
woman musician
deep south racism
kkk rally
Wiki.
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography that, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song. It is produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross, in her feature film debut, portrays Holiday, alongside a cast that includes Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan and Scatman Crothers. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1973, including Best Actress for Diana Ross.
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