The United States vs. Billie Holiday(2021)
Her voice would not be silenced.
Overview
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
- Director:
- Lee Daniels
- Writers:
- Johann Hari, Suzan-Lori Parks
- Producers:
- Lee Daniels, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum
- Cinematographer:
- Andrew Dunn
- Composer:
- Kris Bowers
- Production:
- Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Andra Day
Billie Holiday
Trevante Rhodes
Jimmy Fletcher
Garrett Hedlund
Harry Anslinger
Leslie Jordan
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Lawrence
Miss Freddy
Adriane Lenox
Mrs. Fletcher
Natasha Lyonne
Tallulah Bankhead
Rob Morgan
Louis McKay
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Roslyn
Evan Ross
Agent Williams
Tyler James Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
Tone Bell
John Levy
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