Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

Lady Sings the Blues
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,726,490Details
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Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 143 minutes
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Keywords: African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Singers, Prologue, 1920s, 1930s, Narcotics, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Big Break, Romance, Addiction, Prison
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Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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Leading Cast

Diana Ross Billie Holiday

Supporting Cast

Billy Dee Williams Louis McKay
Richard Pryor Piano Man
Scatman Crothers Big Ben

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Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie Director
Jay Weston Producer
James S. White Producer
Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Terence McCloy Screenwriter
Chris Clark Screenwriter
Suzanne de Passe Screenwriter
Michel Legrand Composer

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Metrics

Domestic Share:100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures
Video Release: April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 143 minutes
Comparisons: vs. The Incredibles
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Keywords: African Americans, Biographical Drama, Biography, Autobiographical, Singers, Prologue, 1920s, 1930s, Narcotics, Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Big Break, Romance, Addiction, Prison
Source:Based on Factual Book/Article
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Paramount Pictures
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Leading Cast

Diana Ross Billie Holiday

Supporting Cast

Billy Dee Williams Louis McKay
Richard Pryor Piano Man
Scatman Crothers Big Ben

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Sidney J. Furie Director
Jay Weston Producer
James S. White Producer
Berry Gordy Executive Producer
Terence McCloy Screenwriter
Chris Clark Screenwriter
Suzanne de Passe Screenwriter
Michel Legrand Composer

Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

Daily Box Office Performance

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