Lady Sings the Blues
The film "Lady Sings the Blues" is 144 minute from 1972, directed by Sidney J. Furie. The main cast consists of Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Diana Ross and James T. Callahan.
Lady Sings the Blues
- Directed by: Sidney J. Furie
- Main cast: Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Diana Ross, James T. Callahan
- Written by: Suzanne de Passe, Billie Holiday
- Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
- Music: Michel Legrand
Details
- Title: Lady Sings the Blues
- Year: 1972
- Duration: 2h 24m
Release Dates
Lady Sings the Blues premiered in cinemas on October 12, 1972.
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Cast & Crew
We know about 32 people who worked on "Lady Sings the Blues";
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Roles
- Barbara Minkus ... Radio Actress
- Billy Dee Williams ... Louis McKay
- Charles Woolf ... Reporter #3
- Clay Tanner ... The Detective #2
- Diana Ross ... Billie Holiday
- Dick Poston ... Reporter #2
- Ernest Robinson ... Hood #2
- Harry Caesar ... The Rapist
- Isabel Sanford ... The Madame
- James T. Callahan ... Reg Hanley (as James Callahan)
- Jester Hairston ... The Butler
- Kay Lewis ... Angela DeMarco
- Larry Duran ... Hood #1
- Lynn Hamilton ... Aunt Ida
- Milton Selzer ... The Doctor
- Ned Glass ... The Agent
- Norman Bartold ... The Detective #1
- Paul Hampton ... Harry
- Paul Micale ... The Maitre d'
- Richard Pryor ... Piano Man
- Scatman Crothers ... Big Ben
- Shirley Melline ... The Policewoman
- Sid Melton ... Jerry
- Virginia Capers ... Mama Holiday
- Yvonne Fair ... Yvonne
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