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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1972-10-12
- video_camera_front Companies Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions
- timer Runtime: 144 Mins
- star Rating: 6.9 / 10
- favorite Likes: 64 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0068828
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LADY SINGS THE BLUES Trailer 1972 music by MICHEL LEGRAND
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smart_display Cast
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
groups Crew
Sidney J. Furie
Director
Jay Weston
Producer
Cherie
Hairstylist
Suzanne de Passe
Screenplay
William Dufty
Book
Millie Moore
Post Production Supervisor
Don Schoenfeld
Makeup Supervisor
Chris Clark
Screenplay
Norma Koch
Costume Design
Billie Holiday
Book
Terence McCloy
Screenplay
Eddie Saeta
Production Manager
Eddie Saeta
Associate Producer
Joe Scully
Casting
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Argyle Nelson Jr.
Editor
Carl Anderson
Production Design
Bob Mackie
Costume Design
Reg Allen
Set Decoration
Berry Gordy
Executive Producer
James S. White
Producer
Brad Dexter
Producer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Ray Aghayan
Costume Design
Gil Askey
Music Co-Supervisor
Randy Glass
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