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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Released Mar 31, 2021 · R · Music, Drama, History · 2h 11m

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Overview

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."

Patty Long

Executive Producer

Johann Hari

Executive Producer

Dennis Stratton

Executive Producer

Lee Daniels

Director

Jeremy Allen

Executive Producer

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Top billed cast

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

John Levy

Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

Dana Gourrier

Sadie

Melvin Gregg

Joe Guy

Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

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Keywords

war on drugsnew orleans, louisianajazz singer or musicianban from professionbiographysurveillanceheroin addiction1940s1950sfbi agent

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