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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Her voice would not be silenced.

6.520212h 11mReleased317 votes

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."

Director:
Lee Daniels
Country:
United States
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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

  • Ray Shell

    Carl The Drummer

  • Dusan Dukic

    Joe Glaser

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