Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1972-10-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 5 Oscars. 5 wins & 8 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $6,028,486 |
| Screen: | Chris Clark, Suzanne De Passe, William Dufty |
| Productions: | Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 32715: Diana Ross - Billie Holiday
- 3799: Billy Dee Williams - Louis McKay
- 9309: Richard Pryor - Piano Man
- 47759: James T. Callahan - Reg Hanley
- 98476: Paul Hampton - Harry
- 94400: Sid Melton - Jerry
- 80990: Virginia Capers - Mama Holiday
Crews
- 227835: Jay Weston - Producer - Production
- 64508: Sidney J. Furie - Director - Directing
- 1557015: Chris Clark - Screenplay - Writing
- 1230729: Suzanne de Passe - Screenplay - Writing
- 1557017: William Dufty - Book - Writing
- 1142312: Billie Holiday - Book - Writing
- 1557019: Terence McCloy - Screenplay - Writing
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I’ve never really be an huge fan of Diana Ross’s voice, but there’s no getting away from her personable and visceral performance here as the flawed jazz musician Billie Holliday. With Motown’s Berry Gordy at the helm it was always going to lead on the music and it does that effective ....
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