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Billie Holiday: A Sensation

Billie Holiday: A Sensation

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Documentary   Music   TV Movie
📜 Overview: A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). There exist many myths and legends about the Jazz Singer Billie Holiday — one of the greatest voices of the last century. Most of them tell the story of the tragic victim of drugs, alcohol, men, color, or the circumstances of her upbringing. To some extent she contributed herself to these legends, especially in her autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues". In recent years, more and more records and reports have shown a different picture of her. These statements of confidants, colleagues and friends clean up with many of the legends and show a strong personality who has been anything but a pitiable victim. Billie Holiday was a strong-willed and determined person and a very complex personality who did not correspond to the classic victim type.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2015-04-07
⌚ Running Time: 52 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

Billie Holiday original image
herself
Billie Holiday
Julia Blackburn original image
Herself
Julia Blackburn
Cassandra Wilson original image
Herself
Cassandra Wilson
Dee Dee Bridgewater original image
Herself
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dan Morgenstern original image
Himself
Dan Morgenstern

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