The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021-03-31 - 131 minutes

6.55 / 10

Overview

Her voice would not be silenced.

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."

Screenplay

Book - Johann Hari

Genres

Music

Drama

History

Videos

Billie’s Final Message to Harr

Clip

Billie Can’t Use the Same Elev

Clip

Lee Daniels: Lady Sings The Bl

Behind the Scenes

A Special Conversation with th

Behind the Scenes

Andra Day: The Story of “Tigre

Teaser

Andra Day Performs "Strange Fr

Clip

The Godmother of Civil Rights

Featurette

US vs. Billie Holiday Discussi

Behind the Scenes

Andra Day: "I Felt Like Billie

Behind the Scenes

The United States vs. Billie H

Trailer

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Cast

Andra Day

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Evan Ross

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

Tone Bell

John Levy

Blake DeLong

Blake DeLong

Agent Carter

Erik LaRay Harvey

Erik LaRay Harvey

James Monroe

Ray Shell

Ray Shell

Carl The Drummer

Dusan Dukic

Dusan Dukic

Joe Glaser

Kate MacLellan

Kate MacLellan

Working Class Woman

Kwasi Songui

Kwasi Songui

Working Class Man

Orville Thompson

Orville Thompson

Auditioning Sax Player

Jeff Corbett

Jeff Corbett

Congressman JP Thomas