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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Release Year
2021
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Drama
History
Music
Directed By
Lee Daniels
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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."

Cast & Crew

Cast

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

John Levy

Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

Crew

Lee Daniels

Director

Suzan-Lori Parks

Screenplay

Andrew Dunn

Director of Photography

Joe Roth

Producer

Jeff Kirschenbaum

Producer

Jordan Fudge

Producer

Tucker Tooley

Producer

Pamela Oas Williams

Producer

Lee Daniels

Producer

Constant Lavallée

Lighting Technician

Frederic Nivoix

Lighting Technician

Monica Caballero Moreno

Lighting Technician

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