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Lady Sings the Blues
Year:
Duration:
144 min | West Germany:125 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama | Music | Romance
IMDB rate:
7.1
Director:
Sidney J. Furie
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1972-10-12
Filming Locations: Brownstone Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Earnings
Gross: $9,600,000 (USA)SEK 772,103 (Sweden)
Cast
Actor
Character
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Billy Dee Williams
Louis McKay
Richard Pryor
Piano Man
James T. Callahan
Reg Hanley (as James Callahan)
Paul Hampton
Harry
Virginia Capers
Mama Holiday
Yvonne Fair
Yvonne
Isabel Sanford
The Madame
Tracee Lyles
The Prostitute
Ned Glass
The Agent
Milton Selzer
The Doctor
Norman Bartold
The Detective #1
Clay Tanner
The Detective #2
Jester Hairston
The Butler
Bert Kramer
The Policeman
Paul Micale
The Maitre d'
Michelle Aller
The Singer
Byron Kane
The Announcer
Barbara Minkus
Radio Actress
Kay Lewis
Angela DeMarco
Helen Lewis
Debbie McGee
George Wyner
The M.C.
Shirley Melline
The Policewoman
Toby Russ
The Jail Guard
Larry Duran
Hood #1
Ernest Robinson
Hood #2 (as Ernie Robinson)
Don McGovern
Reporter #1 (as Don McGovern)
Dick Poston
Reporter #2
Charles Woolf
Reporter #3
Denise Denise
Denise
Lynn Hamilton
Aunt Ida
Victor Morosco
Vic
Robert L. Gordy
The Hawk
Harry Caesar
The Rapist
Paulene Myers
Mrs. Edson
Scatman Crothers
Big Ben
Darlene Conley
Jayne Kennedy
Louis's Date (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Dean and Dean's waiter (uncredited)
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Trivia
Average Shot Length: 10.7 seconds. Median Shot Length: 10.3 seconds.
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Berry Gordy originally considered Four Tops' lead singer Levi Stubbs for the role of Louis McKay, but the group was touring Europe at the time.
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According to Diana Ross, Richard Pryor personally instructed her on how to behave during the scenes of drug use.
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Quotes
Piano Man: What she don't pick up from the top, she can pick up from the bottom.
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Jerry: I'll be a bum if you don't pull in fifteen bucks in tips tonight. Fifteen bucks. Now that's my definition of a good singer.
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Louis McKay: [offering Billie a $20 bill] You want my arm to fall off.
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Faq
Q
Midwest Premiere Happened When & Where?
A
The Midwest Premiere of the hit Paramount film, Lady Sings the Blues, happened at Chicago at the Chicago theatre (State nr Randolph), on Wednesday, October 25, 1972. The film ran many weeks. It was rated "R."
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