Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

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1972 · R · 2h 24m

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Other grades: 60.0 (1 viewer)
19722h 24mR
Countries:United States
Languages:EN
Keywords: 1930s1940sAddictionAfrican americanAfrican american female protagonistAlcoholAnorexiaArrestBaltimore marylandBandleaderShow moreBased on autobiographyBased on bookBased on memoir or autobiographyBased on the book of the same nameBillie holidayBillie holiday characterBiographyBiography filmBlack and white scene during opening creditsBlack singerBlack womanBlaxploitationBlockbusterBlues musicBrothelCarnegie hallCarnegie hall manhattan new york cityCarngie hall debutCautionaryChildhood traumaCompassionConcertCross countryCross country tourCultural iconDeath of a musicianDeath of protagonistDebt collectorDeep south racismDesperateDishearteningDrug abuseDrug abuserDrug addictionDrug dealerDrug overdoseDrug rehabilitationDrug withdrawalDrunkennessDying youngEnds with deathEnds with death of protagonistF ratedFemale jazz singerFemale protagonistFemale singerFollowing one's dreamFormer prostituteHangingHarlemHarlem manhattan new york cityHarlem, new york cityHeroinHeroin addictHeroin addictionHumiliationHusband wife relationshipInsultIv drug abuseJazzJazz musicJazz scoreJazz singer or musicianKkk rallyKu klux klanLadder to the topLove affairLynchingMaidMan beaten to deathManhattan new york cityMarriageMelancholyMental breakdownMother daughter relationshipMurderMusic dramaMusic historyMusic tourMusical dramaMusicianMusiciansNew york cityNewspaper headline montageNightclubNightclub ownerNightclub singerNostalgicOff screen rapePeriod dramaPeriod filmPhilandererPianistPianoPowerfulPrice of famePrisonPrison inmateProstitutionRacial slurRacismRacistRadio programRags to richesRapeRape victimRise to fameSexSex sceneShow businessShowbizShowbiz dramaSingerSingingSomberStraight jacketStrait jacketSuitcaseSwitchbladeTalent managerTour busTragic eventWayward girlWithdrawalWoman musicianWoman's story
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.
Jobete Productions
Jobete Productions
Motown Productions
Motown Productions
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Sidney J. Furie Productions
Sidney J. Furie Productions
Weston Productions
Weston Productions
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