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Her voice would not be silenced. - The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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Title: The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Release Date: 31 Mar 2021

Runtime: 2h 11m

Genre: Music, Drama, History

Director: Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Production Companies: Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Overview: Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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Average Vote: 6.596 (272 votes)

Cast

  • Billie Holiday: Andra Day
  • Jimmy Fletcher: Trevante Rhodes
  • Harry Anslinger: Garrett Hedlund
  • Reginald Lord Devine: Leslie Jordan
  • Miss Freddy: Miss Lawrence
  • Mrs. Fletcher: Adriane Lenox
  • Tallulah Bankhead: Natasha Lyonne
  • Louis McKay: Rob Morgan
  • Roslyn: Da'Vine Joy Randolph
  • Agent Williams: Evan Ross
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