Billie

6.9 / 10

(22 votes)

‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

2020

Director:

James Erskine

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Company:

Altitude Film Entertainment

Cast:
Billie Holiday

self

Tony Bennett

self

Count Basie

self

Charles Mingus

self

Crew:
Tim Cragg

Director of Photography

James Erskine

Director

Barry Clark Ewers

Producer

Victoria Gregory

Producer

Avdhesh Mohla

Editor