a short film inspired by david lynch
Bilge Kagan
Bessie (2015)
Genre
Drama, Biography, Music
Release Date
May 16, 2015
Studio
HBO Films
Official Site
http://www.bessiethemovie.com/
Genre
Drama, Biography, Music
Release Date
May 16, 2015
MPAA Rating
-
Duration
107 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
HBO Films
Official Site
http://www.bessiethemovie.com/
Director
Dee Rees
Producer
Ron Schmidt
Screenwriter
Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois
Starring
- Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith
- Michael K. Williams
- Tika Sumpter as Lucille
- Bryan Greenberg as John Hammond
- Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten
- Charles S. Dutton
- Mike Epps as Richard Morgan
- Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey "Mother of the Blues"
- Khandi Alexander as Viola
- L. Warren Young
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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- April 6, 2015
Charles S. Dutton stars as William 'Pa' Rainey in HBO Films' Bessie (2015)
(Charles S. Dutton)
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