Lady Sings the Blues(Movie, 1972)

Name: Lady Sings the Blues
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance / Love
Released: 1972
Duration: T02:24:00
Rating: 3.5

| 2h 24min | Genres: Drama, Music, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song. It was produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross, in her feature film debut, portrayed Holiday, alongside a cast including Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan, and Scatman Crothers. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1973, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Diana Ross. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Lady Sings the Blues

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song Score

About Lady Sings the Blues

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Based on the work of: Billie Holiday, William Dufty ("Lady Sings the Blues")

Main subject: Billie Holiday (Person)

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Motown Productions, Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Sidney J. Furie Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovenian (SL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/12/1972

Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, George Wyner, Isabel Sanford, Ned Glass, Paul Hampton, Scatman Crothers, Virginia Capers, Yvonne Fair, James T. Callahan, Larry Duran, Milton Selzer

Director: Sidney J. Furie

Producer: Brad Dexter, Jay Weston, James S. White

Screenwriter: Suzanne de Passe, Chris Clark

Director of Photography: John A. Alonzo

Composer: Gil Askey

Costume designer: Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Norma Koch

Production Designer: Carl Anderson

Keywords: blues music, withdrawal, 1940s, 1930s, nightclub owner, based on memoir or autobiography, racist, biography, harlem, new york city

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