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It would be an empty world without the blues. - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
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Title: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Release Date: 25 Nov 2020

Runtime: 1h 34m

Genre: Drama, Music

Director: Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment

Production Companies: Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment

Overview: Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.663 (1163 votes)

Cast

  • Ma Rainey: Viola Davis
  • Levee: Chadwick Boseman
  • Cutler: Colman Domingo
  • Toledo: Glynn Turman
  • Slow Drag: Michael Potts
  • Irvin: Jeremy Shamos
  • Sturdyvant: Jonny Coyne
  • Dussie Mae: Taylour Paige
  • Sylvester: Dusan Brown
  • Policeman: Joshua Harto
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