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Lady Sings the Blues 1972

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Lady Sings the Blues
Cast
Diana Ross, Billy Williams, Richard Pryor, James Callahan, Paul Hampton, Sid Melton, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair, Scatman Crothers, Harry Caesar
Director
Sidney Furie
Producer
Berry Gordy, Jay Weston, James White, Brad Dexter
Writer
Billie Holiday, Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe
Duration
02:24:00
Release
Saturday January 1 1972
Genre
Drama
Distributor
Paramount Pictures

Synopsis

The story of jazz singer Billie Holiday: From her early life of poverty and abuse, through her successful career and eventual downfall from heroin addiction.


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