Diana Ross is Billie Holiday. Diana Ross sings Billie Holiday. And a superstar is born.
Original title
Lady Sings the Blues
Released
10/12/1972
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, Music
Production companies
Paramount Pictures, Motown Productions, Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Sidney J. Furie Productions
Budget
$2,000,000.00
Revenue
$19,726,490.00
Runtime
2hr 24min
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.
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