Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
| Theatrical Performance | ||
| Domestic Box Office | $19,726,490 | Details |
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Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 143 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical, Prologue |
| Plot point: | Addiction, African Americans, Big Break, Biography, Narcotics, Prison, Prostitution, Romance, Sex Crimes, Singers |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, 1930s |
| 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
| Diana Ross | Billie Holiday |
Supporting
| Billy Dee Williams | Louis McKay | |
| Richard Pryor | Piano Man | |
| Scatman Crothers | Big Ben |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.
Metrics
| Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | October 20th, 1972 (Wide) by Paramount Pictures |
| Video Release: | April 25th, 2017 by Paramount Home Video |
| MPA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 143 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Autobiographical, Prologue |
| Plot point: | Addiction, African Americans, Big Break, Biography, Narcotics, Prison, Prostitution, Romance, Sex Crimes, Singers |
| Subgenre: | Biographical Drama |
| Time period setting: | 1920s, 1930s |
| 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
| Diana Ross | Billie Holiday |
Supporting
| Billy Dee Williams | Louis McKay | |
| Richard Pryor | Piano Man | |
| Scatman Crothers | Big Ben |
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 |
Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.