Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Directed by Sidney J. Furie · 144 min · Drama, Music
26.4 TOPICAL score · #3,882 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
Lady Sings the Blues (1972, directed by Sidney J. Furie) has a TOPICAL score of 26.4 - ranked 3,882 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 5 nominations. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (80 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages.
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (80 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 5 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages
- Still read10,070 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor (actor #1,833), James T. Callahan