Lady Sings the Blues

10/12/1972

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2hrs 24min

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Drama

,Music

Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Diana Ross
  • Billy Dee Williams
  • Richard Pryor
  • James T. Callahan
  • Paul Hampton

    Directors

  • Sidney J. Furie
  • Eddie Saeta

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Weston Productions
  • Jobete Productions
  • Motown Productions
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Sidney J. Furie Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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