Billie Holiday: A Sensation

Billie Holiday: A Sensation

2015
52m
8.0

8.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). There exist many myths and legends about the Jazz Singer Billie Holiday — one of the greatest voices of the last century. Most of them tell the story of the tragic victim of drugs, alcohol, men, color, or the circumstances of her upbringing. To some extent she contributed herself to these legends, especially in her autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues". In recent years, more and more records and reports have shown a different picture of her. These statements of confidants, colleagues and friends clean up with many of the legends and show a strong personality who has been anything but a pitiable victim. Billie Holiday was a strong-willed and determined person and a very complex personality who did not correspond to the classic victim type.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
TAG/TRAUM Filmproduktion SWR/Arte
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date April 7, 2015
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt4945886

Cast

Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday

Self (archive footage)

Julia Blackburn
Julia Blackburn

Self

Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson

Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater

Self

Dan Morgenstern
Dan Morgenstern

Self

Key Crew

Katja Duregger
Director