The United States vs. Billie Holiday
2021, drama, history, music
131 minutes
Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940's, 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."
Cast
Billie Holiday
Jimmy Fletcher
Harry Anslinger
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Freddy
Mrs. Fletcher
Tallulah Bankhead
Louis McKay
Roslyn
Agent Williams
Lester 'Prez' Young
John Levy
Agent Carter
Sadie
Joe Guy
James Monroe
Carl The Drummer
Joe Glaser
Lucille
Working Class Woman
Working Class Man
Velva
Bobby Tucker
Auditioning Sax Player
Congressman JP Thomas
Roy Cohn
Congressman J. Rankin
Senator J. McCarthy
Louis Armstrong
Guitar Player
Bass Player
Priest
Elevator Attendant
Agent McDermott
Mr. Jordon Green
Bailiff #1
Judge Ganey
Gloria
Shirley
Stink-Eye Inmate
Jail Dishwasher
Fighting Woman
Fighting Man
Receptionist
Ed Fishman
Miss Mona
Ed Fishman's Assistant
Martha Anslinger
Lady In Audience
Carnegie Fan
Uptown Restaurant Maître d'
Defense Lawyer Erlich
Bailiff #2
Courthouse Reporter
Club Owner
Drug Dealer
Billie (10 years old)
Little Girl in Brothel
Prostitute 1923
Husband
Hanging Woman
Young Daughter
Nefertari Zanyah Brewster-Griffith
Older Daughter
George Jessel
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Producer
Nurse
Crew
Art
Art department coordinator
Art direction
Art direction
Assistant art director
Production design
Property master
Set designer
Camera
Still photographer
Costume and make-up
Costume supervisor
Makeup artist
Crew
, stunt coordinator
Stunt coordinator
Stunt coordinator
Visual effects editor
Visual effects editor
Directing
Director
First assistant director
Script supervisor
Second assistant director
Editing
Editor
Lighting
Production
Associate producer
Associate producer
Associate producer
Casting
Casting
Casting
Casting
Co-producer
Co-producer
Co-producer
Co-producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer
Executive producer, unit production manager
Location manager
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Producer
Production coordinator
Unit production manager
Unit production manager
Sound
Boom operator
Dialogue editor
Dialogue editor
Dialogue editor
Original music composer,
Sound effects editor, sound re-recording mixer
Sound re-recording mixer, dialogue editor
Sound recordist
Supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Writing
Visual effects
Special effects supervisor
Visual effects supervisor
Visual effects supervisor
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