Country
United States
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Certification
R
Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
2h 24min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
DramaMusic
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Lady Sings the Blues |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions |
| Data di uscita | 12 ottobre 1972 |
| Exec. Producer | Berry Gordy |
| Producer | Jay Weston, Eddie Saeta, Brad Dexter, James S. White |
| Writer | Terence McCloy, Suzanne de Passe, Chris Clark, William Dufty, Billie Holiday |
| Casting | Joe Scully |
| Editors | Argyle Nelson Jr. |
| Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
| Asst. Directors | Sidney J. Furie |
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| Lighting | Randy Glass |
| Camera Operators | John A. Alonzo |
| Add. Photography | John A. Alonzo |
| Production Design | Carl Anderson, Reg Allen |
| Art Direction | Carl Anderson, Reg Allen |
| Set Decoration | Reg Allen, Carl Anderson |
| Composer | Michel Legrand, Gil Askey |
| Sound | Michel Legrand, Gil Askey |
| Costume Design | Norma Koch, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Don Schoenfeld, Cherie |
| Makeup | Don Schoenfeld, Norma Koch, Cherie, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan |
| Hairstyling | Don Schoenfeld, Norma Koch, Cherie, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 19.726.490 € |
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