Billie (2019)
She sang the truth, she paid the price
98 min
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
- Release date
- September 5, 2019
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- Billie Holiday as self
- Tony Bennett as Self - Singer & Friend
- Count Basie as self
- Charles Mingus as self
- Linda Lipnack Kuehl as Self
- Sylvia Syms as Self - Singer & Friend
- John Fagan as Self - Cousin
- Mary Kane as Self - Childhood Friend
- Skinny Davenport as Self - Pimp
- Myra Luftman as Self - Linda Lipnack Kuehl's sister
- Detroit Red as Self - Dancer
Crew
- Linda Lipnack Kuehl · Archive footage
- Billie Holiday · Archive footage
- Sylvia Syms · Archive footage
- Tony Bennett · Archive footage
- John Fagan · Archive footage
- Mary Kane · Archive footage
- Skinny Davenport · Archive footage
- Detroit Red · Archive footage
- Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham · Archive footage
- James Erskine · Director
- James Erskine · Writer
- Barry Clark-Ewers · Producer
- James Erskine · Producer
- Victoria Gregory · Producer
- Laure Vaysse · Producer
- Hans Mullens · Composer
- Tim Cragg · Cinematographer
- Avdhesh Mohla · Editor