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Bessie [videorecording] / HBO Films presents ; a Flavor Unit Entertainment production and a Zanuck Company production ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees.

Mo'Nique, (actor.). Queen Latifah, 1970- (actor.). Alexander, Khandi, 1957- (actor.). Cleveland, Christopher, 1959- (screenwriter.). Dutton, Charles S., (actor.). Epps, Mike, (actor.). Foote, Horton, (screenwriter.). Gilois, Bettina, (screenwriter.). Greenberg, Bryan, (actor.). Kittles, Tory, (actor.). Platt, Oliver, (actor.). Rees, Dee, (television director,, screenwriter.). Schmidt, Ron (Ronald J.), (television producer.). Sumpter, Tika, (actor.). Williams, Michael Kenneth, (actor.). Flavor Unit (Firm), (production company.). HBO Films, (production company.). HBO Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Zanuck Company, (production company.). Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tory Kittles, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton, Mo'nique. (Cast).

Summary:

Focuses on Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 135 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Home Box Office, [2015].
  • Distributor: Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, [2015].

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 2015 made-for-television movie.
Special features: Bessie: a Creative Journey, an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in Bringing the movie to life on screen; features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees; filming in Georgia.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur ; story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote.
Participant or Performer Note:
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tory Kittles, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton, Mo'nique.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1), 16:9; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo (Spanish).
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Latin Spanish, with optional English, French, or Latin Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

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Subject:
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 > Drama.
African American women singers > Biography > Drama.
Women blues musicians > United States > Biography > Drama.
Genre:
Biographical television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Historical television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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