Bessie, HBO Films ; Flavor Unit Entertainment ; Zanuck Company ; screenplay by Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees
Type
Label
Bessie, HBO Films ; Flavor Unit Entertainment ; Zanuck Company ; screenplay by Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
TV rating: TV-MA
Main title
Bessie
Oclc number
914241343
Responsibility statement
HBO Films ; Flavor Unit Entertainment ; Zanuck Company ; screenplay by Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees
Runtime
135
Summary
The story of Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', becoming one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Subject
Content
Actor
resource.filmdirector
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor11
- Genre2
- Subject5
- Content1
- Actor7
- resource.filmdirector1
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