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Bessie

Name: Bessie
Genre: Drama, Music, TV Movie
Released: 2015-05-16
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Queen Latifah, Mo'Nique, Mike Epps, Tika Sumpter, Michael Kenneth Williams

Survival began with a song

6.4/ 10

2015

1h 47m

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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Director

Dee Rees

Writer

Dee Rees, Dee Rees, Horton Foote, Bettina Gilois

Studios

The Zanuck Company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, HBO Films

Cast

132 credited

Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams

Bessie

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