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    Lady Sings the Blues

    Movie

    Poster of the movie Lady Sings the Blues [1972]
    1972     Drama    
    2h 24min
    CountryUSA
    R
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.
    Guide for parents:   Rated R in the USA.

    Diana Ross earned an Oscar nomination for her feature debut as Billie Holiday in this loose adaptation of the legendary jazz singer's autobiography. As she rises from Harlem brothel worker to Carnegie Hall headliner, Lady Day struggles with racism and drugs; Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor, respectively, play the angel and the devil on her shoulders.

    Directed bySidney J. Furie
    Written byChris Clark, Suzanne De Passe
    CompanyParamount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures

    Starring

    Diana Ross
    Billy Dee Williams
    Isabel Sanford
    Richard Pryor
    James T. Callahan
    Paul Hampton
    Sid Melton
    Virginia Capers
    Yvonne Fair
    Tracee Lyles
    Ned Glass
    Milton Selzer
    Norman Bartold
    Clay Tanner
    Jester Hairston
    Bert Kramer
    Paul Micale
    Mavis
    Byron Kane
    Barbara Minkus
    Kay Lewis
    Helen Lewis
    George Wyner
    Shirley Melline
    Toby Russ

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