Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues
1972DramaMusicRomance144 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Sidney J. Furie

    Director

  • Billie Holiday

    Writer

  • Suzanne de Passe

    Writer

  • Chris Clark

    Writer

  • William Dufty

    Writer

  • Terence McCloy

    Writer

  • John A. Alonzo

    Director of Photography

  • Argyle Nelson Jr.

    Editor

  • Diana Ross

    Billie Holiday

  • Billy Dee Williams

    Louis McKay

  • Richard Pryor

    Piano Man

  • James T. Callahan

    Reg Hanley (as James Callahan)

  • Paul Hampton

    Harry

  • Sid Melton

    Jerry

  • Virginia Capers

    Mama Holiday

  • Yvonne Fair

    Yvonne

  • Isabel Sanford

    The Madame

  • Ned Glass

    The Agent

  • Scatman Crothers

    Big Ben

    • Runtime

    144 minutes

    Released

    1972-10-12

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Weston Productions

    Jobete Productions

    Motown Productions

    Paramount

    Sidney J. Furie Productions

    Sound

  • Michel Legrand

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    890 days ago

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