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Lady Sings the Blues Details

1972 Certificate TBC
  • Rated:
  • 70
  • from 71 members

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Read more

Starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor
Director Sidney J. Furie
Genres Drama, Music/Musical

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Lady Sings the Blues

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.

Starring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor
Director Sidney J. Furie
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 20 mins
Certificate Certificate TBC
Genres Drama, Music/Musical
Released DVD: not available
Production year: 1972
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Lady Sings the Blues

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  • A staple biopic of Billie Holiday with all the time-hallowed mundanity of the genre (its preoccupation with her heroin... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • 1 stars out of 4

    Old-fashioned showbiz biopic with new-fashioned drugs, sex and squalor.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Fantastic Film

    This film always brings tears to my eyes. Diane Ross plays Billie Holiday superbly. Even the singing is great.

      • A customer from S London
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    • Lady Sings the Blues
      The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday....