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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday
★ 6.5/10•2021•2h 11m•R•Music•Drama•History

Her voice would not be silenced.

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, 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."

Lee Daniels · Director

Suzan-Lori Parks · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 11m
LanguageEN
Release DateMar 31, 2021

Actors

Andra Day

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

Evan Ross

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

Tone Bell

John Levy

Blake DeLong

Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

Dana Gourrier

Dana Gourrier

Sadie

Melvin Gregg

Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

Erik LaRay Harvey

Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

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