🎬 Music, Drama, History

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

"Her voice would not be silenced."

⭐ 6.5/10 2021 2h 11m Dir. Lee Daniels

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Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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Year
2021
Runtime
2h 11m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.5/10
Votes
312
Genre
Music, Drama, History
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Music 🎭 Drama 🎭 History 🎬 Lee Daniels 👤 Andra Day 👤 Trevante Rhodes 👤 Garrett Hedlund
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday has a runtime of 2h 11m (2 hours and 11 minutes).
The United States vs. Billie Holiday was directed by Lee Daniels and released in 2021.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a Music, Drama, History film (2021).
The cast of The United States vs. Billie Holiday includes Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Leslie Jordan, Miss Lawrence.
The United States vs. Billie Holiday has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 312 votes.

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