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Lady Sings The Blues

Jobete Productions (1972)

032429352644

7.0

5,227

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

USA | English | Color | 02:24

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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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	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'
	Mavis	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

Crew View all

Director	Sidney J. Furie
Writer	Chris Clark, Suzanne De Passe, William Dufty, Billie Holiday, Terence McCloy
Producer	Brad Dexter, Berry Gordy, Eddie Saeta, Jay Weston, James S. White
Musician	Michel Legrand
Photography	John A. Alonzo

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Edition details

Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)
Audio Tracks	Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [English]
Subtitles	English \| English (SDH) \| French
Distributor	Paramount Home Entertainment
Layers	Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date	Feb 23, 2021
Regions	Region A

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Added Date	Apr 13, 2022 20:51:19
Modified Date	Jun 23, 2023 22:18:47

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