The United States vs. Billie Holiday
"Her voice would not be silenced."
MusicDramaHistory
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
🎬 DirectorLee Daniels
📅 Release2021-03-31
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageMandarin, English, French, German
🏢 StudioLee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
🗳 Votes297
🔥 Popularity2
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🎭 Cast
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
Evan Ross
Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
John Levy
Blake DeLong
Agent Carter
Dana Gourrier
Sadie
Melvin Gregg
Joe Guy
🎥 Crew
Book
Johann Hari
Producer
Lee Daniels
Executive Producer
Johann Hari
Executive Producer
Dennis Stratton
Executive Producer
Patty Long
Costume Designer
Paolo Nieddu
Co-Producer
Jahil Fisher
Co-Producer
H.H. Cooper
Co-Executive Producer
Simone Sheffield
Executive Music Producer
Salaam Remi
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🏷 Keywords
war on drugsnew orleans, louisianajazz singer or musicianban from professionbiographysurveillanceheroin addiction1940s1950sfbi agent
💬 Reviews
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Even though I love listening to jazz, I've never been to a concert or a club specific to this type of music. Following this train of thought, I didn't know anything about Billie Holiday's real-life story and her tremendous impact not only in the respective musical genre but also in the fight agains…
Jazz musician Billie Holiday is a legend; one of the greatest musicians of all time. Most music fans can name their favorite Holiday tune, but none caused more controversy than her song about black lynching, “Strange Fruit.” Screenwriter Suzan-Lori Parks builds her story (based on the novel by Johann Hari) around the song, one that many people claimed had un-American lyrics and provoked people…
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