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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) — Ligoscope

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020 · 93 min · Directed by George C. Wolfe · R

★ 6.6(1,267 TMDB votes)▶ Trailer

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.

Cast

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Mayte Natalio

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Johanna Elmina Moise

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Onyxx Noel

Ma Rainey's Dancer

LaWanda Hopkins

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Sierra Stewart

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Malaiyka Reid

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Catherine Foster

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Antonio Fierro

Laborer (uncredited)

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Chicago Worker (uncredited)

Crew

Director: George C. Wolfe
Writer: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Producer: Todd Black, Dany Wolf, Denzel Washington
Cinematography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Editor: Andrew Mondshein
Composer: Branford Marsalis

Details

Studios: Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Release: November 25, 2020

Releases

Nov 25, 2020United StatesTheatrical (limited)R

Dec 03, 2020United KingdomTheatrical (limited)15

Dec 04, 2020IrelandTheatrical (limited)15A

Dec 18, 2020AustraliaDigitalMA15+

Dec 18, 2020BrazilDigital

Dec 18, 2020GermanyDigital

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16

Dec 18, 2020SpainDigital16

Dec 18, 2020FranceDigital16

Dec 18, 2020HungaryDigital16

Dec 18, 2020ItalyDigital

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