‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
Billie Holiday
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Tony Bennett
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Count Basie
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September 30, 2020
1h 36m
6.8
James Erskine
James Erskine
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Altitude Film Entertainment
GB
New Black Films
GB
REP Documentary
GB
Concord Originals
US
BBC Music
GB
Belga Productions
BE
Polygram Entertainment
US
Charles Mingus
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