R
6.9
·1972
·144m
Lady Sings the Blues
Summary
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Director
Sidney J. Furie
Book
Billie Holiday
Book
William Dufty
Screenplay
Suzanne de Passe
Screenplay
Chris Clark
Screenplay
Terence McCloy
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Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$2,000,000.00
Revenue:
$19,726,490.00
Keywords
new york city
brothel
jazz singer or musician
mental breakdown
biography
addiction
rape victim
tour bus
racism
based on memoir or autobiography
period drama
drug overdose
music history
lynching
dying young
black singer
withdrawal
heroin addict
nightclub singer
blues music
billie holiday
harlem, new york city
carnegie hall
rise to fame
wayward girl
death of a musician
music tour
1940s
somber
1930s
following one's dream
desperate
former prostitute
period film
straight jacket
cautionary
black woman
cultural icon
woman's story
disheartening
powerful
woman musician
deep south racism
kkk rally
