Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Adapté de l'autobiographie de Billie Holiday, ce drame musical retrace la vie de l'une des plus grandes chanteuses de jazz du XXe siècle. De son enfance difficile dans les quartiers pauvres de Baltimore à son accession au rang de star internationale, Billie Holiday affronte le racisme, la célébrité, les excès et les drames personnels qui jalonnent son existence. Porté par l'interprétation de Diana Ross, le film dresse le portrait poignant d'une artiste d'exception dont la voix a marqué l'histoire de la musique.
Directeur:
Sidney J. Furie
écrivains:
Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe, Terence McCloy.
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Diana Ross as Billie Holiday |
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Billy Dee Williams as Louis McKay |
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Richard Pryor as Piano Man |
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James T. Callahan as Reg Hanley |
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Paul Hampton as Harry |
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Sid Melton as Jerry |
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Virginia Capers as Mama Holiday |
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Yvonne Fair as Yvonne |
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Isabel Sanford as The Madame |
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Tracee Lyles as The Prostitute |
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Ned Glass as The Agent |
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Milton Selzer as The Doctor |
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Norman Bartold as The Detective #1 |
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Clay Tanner as The Detective #2 |
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Jester Hairston as The Butler |
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Bert Kramer as The Policeman |
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Paul Micale as The Maitre d' |
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Michele Aller as The Singer |
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Byron Kane as The Announcer |
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Barbara Minkus as Radio Actress |
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Kay Lewis as Angela DeMarco |
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Helen Lewis as Debbie McGee |
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George Wyner as The M.C. |
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Shirley Melline as The Policewoman |
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Toby Russ as The Jail Guard |
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Larry Duran as Hood #1 |
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Ernest Robinson as Hood #2 |
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Don McGovern as Reporter #1 |
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Dick Poston as Reporter #2 |
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Charles Woolf as Reporter #3 |
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Denise Denise as Denise |
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Lynn Hamilton as Aunt Ida |
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Victor Morosco as Vic |
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Robert L. Gordy as The Hawk |
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Harry Caesar as The Rapist |
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Paulene Myers as Mrs. Edson |
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Scatman Crothers as Big Ben |
| Production | Jay Weston | Producer |
| Directing | Sidney J. Furie | Director |
| Writing | Chris Clark | Screenplay |
| Writing | Suzanne de Passe | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Dufty | Book |
| Writing | Billie Holiday | Book |
| Writing | Terence McCloy | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Koch | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cherie | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Schoenfeld | Makeup Supervisor |
| Crew | Millie Moore | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Eddie Saeta | Production Manager |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Argyle Nelson Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Joe Scully | Casting |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Production Design |
| Art | Reg Allen | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ray Aghayan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Mackie | Costume Design |
| Production | James S. White | Producer |
| Production | Brad Dexter | Producer |
| Production | Berry Gordy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eddie Saeta | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gil Askey | Music Co-Supervisor |
| Lighting | Randy Glass | Best Boy Electrician |
