Film · 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
1h 33mRDirected by George C. Wolfe
- Drama
- Music
It would be an empty world without the blues.
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
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Cast
Viola DavisMa Rainey
Chadwick BosemanLevee
Colman DomingoCutler
Glynn TurmanToledo
Michael PottsSlow Drag
Jeremy ShamosIrvin
Jonny CoyneSturdyvant
Taylour PaigeDussie Mae
Dusan BrownSylvester
Joshua HartoPoliceman
Quinn VanAntwerpBand Singer- Chloe DavisMa Rainey's Dancer
Details
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
- Writer
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Music
- Branford Marsalis
- Cinematography
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Editor
- Andrew Mondshein
- Producer
- Todd Black, Dany Wolf, Denzel Washington
- Release
- November 25, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment
- TMDB score
- 6.6 / 10 from 1,299 votes
Where to watch
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