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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

It would be an empty world without the blues.

6.6(1,267)1h 33m2020-11-25

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Overview

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Director:: George C. Wolfe
Writers:: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, August Wilson
Producers:: Todd Black, Dany Wolf, Denzel Washington
Cinematographer:: Tobias A. Schliessler
Composer:: Branford Marsalis
Production:: Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment
Status:: Released

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Cast

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Chloe Davis

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer