Film · 2015
Bessie
1h 47mDirected by Dee Rees
- Drama
- Music
- TV Movie
Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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Cast
Queen LatifahBessie Smith
Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
Mike EppsRichard
Tika SumpterLucille
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
Khandi AlexanderViola
Tory KittlesClarence- Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie
- Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy
Details
- Director
- Dee Rees
- Writer
- Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois, Christopher Cleveland
- Story
- Dee Rees, Horton Foote
- Music
- Rachel Portman
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey Jur
- Editor
- Brian A. Kates
- Producer
- Ron Schmidt
- Release
- May 16, 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Language
- English
- Studio
- The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films
- TMDB score
- 6.4 / 10 from 133 votes
Where to watch
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