Lady Sings the Blues
Summary:
Diana Ross plays the magnificent, tragic song stylist Billie Holiday, who while writhing in a strait jacket in a prison cell, awaiting sentencing on drug charges, reflects on her turbulent life. Raped in her youth by a drunk (Adolph Caesar), then compelled to work as a domestic in a Harlem whorehouse, Holliday is encouraged to try for a singing career by the bordello's pianis... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Diana Ross - (Billie Holiday)
Billy Dee Williams - (Louis McKay)
Richard Pryor - (Piano Man)
James Callahan - (Reg)
Paul Hampton - (Harry)
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Review:
You would think that the eventful and exciting life of Billie Holiday would provide more than enough dramatic material for an engrossing, involving, and emotion-packed motion picture, but apparently the creators of Lady Sings the Blues thought otherwise. Rather than concentrate on the fascinating real life of the woman who was arguably the wo... Continue >>
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