Stati Uniti / 12 ott 1972 / R
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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.
Cast principale
Cast completo
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Yvonne Fair | Yvonne |
| Isabel Sanford | The Madame |
| Tracee Lyles | The Prostitute |
| Ned Glass | The Agent |
| Milton Selzer | The Doctor |
| Norman Bartold | The Detective #1 |
| Clay Tanner | The Detective #2 |
| Jester Hairston | The Butler |
| Bert Kramer | The Policeman |
| Paul Micale | The Maitre d' |
| Michele Aller | The Singer |
| Byron Kane | The Announcer |
| Barbara Minkus | Radio Actress |
| Kay Lewis | Angela DeMarco |
| Helen Lewis | Debbie McGee |
| George Wyner | The M.C. |
| Shirley Melline | The Policewoman |
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| Toby Russ | The Jail Guard |
| Larry Duran | Hood #1 |
| Ernest Robinson | Hood #2 |
| Don McGovern | Reporter #1 |
| Dick Poston | Reporter #2 |
| Charles Woolf | Reporter #3 |
| Denise Denise | Denise |
| Lynn Hamilton | Aunt Ida |
| Victor Morosco | Vic |
| Robert L. Gordy | The Hawk |
| Harry Caesar | The Rapist |
| Paulene Myers | Mrs. Edson |
| Scatman Crothers | Big Ben |
Scheda tecnica
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Lady Sings the Blues |
| Lingua originale | FR |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Uscito |
| Compagnie di produzione | Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions |
| Data di uscita | 12 ottobre 1972 |
| Produttore esecutivo | Berry Gordy |
| Produzione | Jay Weston, Eddie Saeta, James S. White, Brad Dexter |
| Sceneggiatura | Suzanne de Passe, Chris Clark, Terence McCloy, William Dufty, Billie Holiday |
| Casting | Joe Scully |
| Montaggio | Argyle Nelson Jr. |
| Fotografia | John A. Alonzo |
| Aiuto regia | Sidney J. Furie |
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| Illuminazione | Randy Glass |
| Operatori di macchina | John A. Alonzo |
| Fotografia aggiuntiva | John A. Alonzo |
| Scenografia | Carl Anderson, Reg Allen |
| Direzione artistica | Carl Anderson, Reg Allen |
| Decorazione di scena | Reg Allen, Carl Anderson |
| Musica | Michel Legrand, Gil Askey |
| Suono | Michel Legrand, Gil Askey |
| Costumi | Norma Koch, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan, Cherie, Don Schoenfeld |
| Trucco | Cherie, Don Schoenfeld, Norma Koch, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan |
| Acconciature | Cherie, Don Schoenfeld, Norma Koch, Bob Mackie, Ray Aghayan |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 19.726.490 € |
