Bessie

Bessie (2015)

Survival began with a song

  • Genre: Drama, Music, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 2015-05-16
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 108 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 47min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Zanuck Company
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Dee Rees
star 6.3/10
From 108 Ratings

Summary

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

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  • Queen Latifah

    as Bessie Smith

  • Mo'Nique

    as Ma Rainey

  • Mike Epps

    as Richard

  • Tika Sumpter

    as Lucille

  • Michael Kenneth Williams

    as Jack Gee

  • Charles S. Dutton

    as William 'Pa' Rainey

  • Bryan Greenberg

    as John Hammond

  • Oliver Platt

    as Carl Van Vechten

  • Khandi Alexander

    as Viola

  • Tory Kittles

    as Clarence

  • Joe Knezevich

    as Frank Walker

  • Jeremie Harris

    as Langston Hughes

  • Jennifer Sears

    as Ma's Main Girl

  • Crystal Lee Brown

    as Bessie's Dancer

  • Terence Rosemore

    as Detroit Theater Manager

  • L. Warren Young

    as Sharkish Man

  • Tia Hendricks

    as Doreen Dupree

  • Whitney Goin

    as Fania Van Vechten

  • Neko Parham

    as Rehearsal Director

  • Kaden Washington Lewis

    as Swarm Boy #1

  • Alkoya Brunson

    as Swarm Boy #2

  • Todd Allen Durkin

    as Night Club Owner

  • Swift Rice

    as Stage Hand

  • Jim R. Coleman

    as Host

  • Jessejames Locorriere

    as Vanity Fair Editor

  • Onira Tarés

    as Chorus Girl #1

  • Jhoni Davis

    as Chorus Girl #2

  • Hunter Womack

    as Roadie #1

  • Christopher Harvey

    as Roadie #2

  • Marie Burke

    as Etta Johnson

  • Levi Erik

    as Benny Goodman

  • Nicole Spiezio

    as Marguerite d'Alvarez

  • Bralyn Stokes

    as Harry Pace

  • Sylvester Ambrose James II

    as Jack Gee Jr.

  • Briana Starks

    as Ma's Dancer

  • Alan T. Coleman

    as Stagehand

  • Tray Williams

    as Stage Crew (uncredited)
Directing Dee Rees Director
Art Clark Hunter Production Design
Writing Dee Rees Story
Writing Dee Rees Screenplay
Writing Horton Foote Story
Writing Bettina Gilois Screenplay
Camera Jeffrey Jur Director of Photography
Writing Christopher Cleveland Screenplay
Production Shakim Compere Executive Producer
Production Hallie Foote Co-Executive Producer
Production Randi Michel Executive Producer
Production Queen Latifah Executive Producer
Production Ron Schmidt Producer
Production Shelby Stone Executive Producer
Production Lili Fini Zanuck Executive Producer
Production Richard D. Zanuck Executive Producer
Sound Rachel Portman Original Music Composer
Editing Brian A. Kates Editor
Production Billy Hopkins Casting
Art Drew Monahan Art Direction
Art Traci Kirshbaum Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Michael T. Boyd Costume Design

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