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Bessie (2015)
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Bessie (2015)

Genre
Drama, Biography, Music
Release Date
May 16, 2015
Studio
HBO Films
Official Site
http://www.bessiethemovie.com/
Genre
Drama, Biography, Music
Release Date
May 16, 2015
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
107 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
HBO Films
Official Site
http://www.bessiethemovie.com/
Director
Dee Rees
Producer
Ron Schmidt
Screenwriter
Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois
Starring
  • Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith
  • Michael K. Williams
  • Tika Sumpter as Lucille
  • Bryan Greenberg as John Hammond
  • Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten
  • Charles S. Dutton
  • Mike Epps as Richard Morgan
  • Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey "Mother of the Blues"
  • Khandi Alexander as Viola
  • L. Warren Young

Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into "The Empress of the Blues," who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.