Bessie (2015)
Het levensverhaal van de legendarische blueszangeres Bettie Smith. De film draait om de transformatie van een worstelende jonge zangeres naar "The Empress of the Blues", een van de meest succesvolle artiesten van de jaren 20.
Regiseur:
Dee Rees
Schrijvers:
Dee Rees, Bettina Gilois, Christopher Cleveland.
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Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith |
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Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey |
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Mike Epps as Richard |
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Tika Sumpter as Lucille |
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Michael Kenneth Williams as Jack Gee |
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Charles S. Dutton as William 'Pa' Rainey |
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Bryan Greenberg as John Hammond |
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Oliver Platt as Carl Van Vechten |
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Khandi Alexander as Viola |
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Tory Kittles as Clarence |
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Kamryn Johnson as Young Bessie |
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Rikki McKinney as Chorus Guy |
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Alan T. Coleman as Stagehand |
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Clay Chappell as '81' Theatre Owner |
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Sharan C. Mansfield as Miss Taylor |
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Neko Parham as Rehearsal Director |
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Onira Tarés as Chorus Girl |
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Jhoni Davis as Chorus Girl |
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Jim R. Coleman as Host |
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Melissa Youngblood as Theatergoer |
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Jennifer Sears as Ma's Main Girl |
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Briana Starks as Ma's Dancer |
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Todd Allen Durkin as Nightclub Manager |
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Crystal Lee Brown as Bessie's Dancer |
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Hunter Womack as Roadie |
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Christopher Harvey as Roadie |
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Tia Hendricks as Doreen Dupree |
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Marie Burke as Etta Johnson |
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Terence Rosemore as Detroit Theater Manager |
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Karri Mack as Wild Child |
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Kaden Washington Lewis as Swarm Boy |
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L. Warren Young as Sharkish Man |
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Saundra Dunson-Franks as Hostess |
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Bralyn Stokes as Harry Herbert Pace |
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Cj Sykes as Black Swan Executive |
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Adebukola Bodunrin as Black Swan Receptionist |
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Joe Knezevich as Frank Walker |
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Troy Faruk as Brave Man |
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David Paul Lord as Klansman |
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Chris Walters as Doorman |
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Jessejames Locorriere as Vanity Fair Editor |
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Whitney Goin as Fania Van Vechten |
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Jeremie Harris as Langston Hughes |
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Chantelle Rose Mussenden as Gertrude |
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Sylvester Ambrose James II as Jack Gee Jr. |
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Levi Erik as Benny Goodman |
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Gerard 'Gus' Williams as Gangster |
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Tim McAdams as Shady Guy |
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Kenny Banks Jr. as Bessie's Band Member |
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Michael Burton as Bessie's Band Member |
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Roderick Harris as Bessie's Band Member |
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John A. Harvey as Bessie's Band Member |
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Reggie Hines as Bessie's Band Member |
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Kevin Kendrick as Bessie's Band Member |
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Marcus Lewis as Bessie's Band Member |
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Kenneth Murray Jr. as Bessie's Band Member |
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Kwame Paige as Bessie's Band Member |
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Jason Passmore as Bessie's Band Member |
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Daniel Saintil as Bessie's Band Member |
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Craig Shaw as Bessie's Band Member |
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Don C. Sherow as Bessie's Band Member |
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Dashiel Smith as Bessie's Band Member |
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Eric Solomon as Bessie's Band Member |
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Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr. as Bessie's Band Member |
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Teddy White as Bessie's Band Member |
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Wilbert Williams as Bessie's Band Member |
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Brandon Boone as Ma's Band Member |
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Robert Boone as Ma's Band Member |
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Daniel Terence Harper as Ma's Band Member |
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Anton Harris as Ma's Band Member |
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Jody Mayfield as Ma's Band Member |
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Derrick B. White as Ma's Band Member |
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Edward Wright as Ma's Band Member |
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Jonathan Bryant as Dancer |
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Heather Bland as Dancer |
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Raquiah Carter as Dancer |
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Lauren Debrick as Dancer |
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Desiree Dixon as Dancer |
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Anthony Hart as Dancer |
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Nia Lancelin as Dancer |
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Keshia McNeal as Dancer |
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Samara Michelle as Dancer |
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LaVaughn Morton as Dancer |
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Tiffany Murray as Dancer |
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Ashley Neal as Dancer |
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Tiffany Norris as Dancer |
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Christopher L. Plunkett as Dancer |
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Stephan Reynolds as Dancer |
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Nateli Ruiz as Dancer |
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Primas Leon Stanley as Dancer |
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Brentney Stephens as Dancer |
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Dacia Stinson as Dancer |
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Fred Swinton as Dancer |
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Sheerod Tate as Dancer |
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Quiantae Thomas as Dancer |
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Alicia 'Nikki' Thompson as Dancer |
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Kendre White as Dancer |
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Selah Avery as Background Extra (uncredited) |
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Perry Ball as Railroad Passenger (uncredited) |
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Qualen Bradley as Stage Crew (uncredited) |
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Alkoya Brunson as Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited) |
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Jeffery James Bucchino as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Judy McGee Burley as Extra (uncredited) |
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Jess Marie Carr as Ophelia Franklin (uncredited) |
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Jameson Jamey Copeland as Upscale Party Goer (uncredited) |
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Taurus Davis as Extra (uncredited) |
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Dino Demitri as KKK Driver (uncredited) |
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Derrick Dee as Bodyguard (uncredited) |
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Shannon Edwards as Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Tyrone Emanuel as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Samuel Lee Fudge as Hoover Town Citizen (uncredited) |
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Adella Gautier as Neighbor #2 (uncredited) |
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Curtis Gordon as Train Passenger #2 (uncredited) |
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Montice Harmon as Party Goer (uncredited) |
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Rob Hays as Server (uncredited) |
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Sarah Turner Holland as Train Passenger #1 (uncredited) |
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Damita Jane Howard as Jack's Lover (uncredited) |
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Geoffrey Howard as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Charlie Johnson as Party Goer (uncredited) |
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Noah Hudson Killingbeck as Neighborhood Kid (uncredited) |
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Andre Lamar as Cheering Fan (uncredited) |
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Trey McGriff as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Lanier McKinney as Dancer (uncredited) |
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John Merical as VIP Guest (uncredited) |
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Dan Michael as Theater Goer (uncredited) |
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Letecia Reeder as Patron (uncredited) |
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Swift Rice as Stage Hand (uncredited) |
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Darrell L. Shuler as Club Goer (uncredited) |
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Alexis Silvestre as Pretzel Guy (uncredited) |
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Nicole Spiezio as Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited) |
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Dorothea Syleos as Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
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Tray Williams as Stage Crew (uncredited) |
| Production | Shakim Compere | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hallie Foote | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Randi Michel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Queen Latifah | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ron Schmidt | Producer |
| Production | Shelby Stone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lili Fini Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Brian A. Kates | Editor |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Art | Drew Monahan | Art Direction |
| Art | Traci Kirshbaum | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael T. Boyd | Costume Design |
| Art | Clark Hunter | Production Design |
| Directing | Dee Rees | Director |
| Writing | Dee Rees | Story |
| Writing | Dee Rees | Screenplay |
| Writing | Horton Foote | Story |
| Writing | Bettina Gilois | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jeffrey Jur | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Christopher Cleveland | Screenplay |
| Production | Ron Schmidt | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael J. Moore | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Basti Van Der Woude | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Anderson Martin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Brooke Satrazemis | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Young | Makeup Department Head |
