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Bessie
Title
Bessie / HBO Films ; Flavor Unit Entertainment ; Zanuck Company ; producer, Ron Schmidt ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees.
Publication
[United States] : Home Box Office, [2015]
Distribution
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video.
Copyright Notice Date
©2015.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2015 motion picture.
Widescreen.
Special feature: Bessie: a Creative Journey, an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in Bringing the movie to life on screen; features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees.
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur.
In English, French, or Latin Spanish, with English, French, and Latin Spanish subtitles.
Summary
Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 29, 2015
Credits
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur.
Cast
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'nique.
System details note
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo. surround (Spanish).
Audience
Rating: TV-MA.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Made-for-TV movies.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Musical films.
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