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Bessie

Rees, Dee. (Added Author). Queen Latifah, 1970- (Added Author). Williams, Michael Kenneth. (Added Author). Alexander, Khandi, 1957- (Added Author). Greenberg, Bryan. (Added Author). Mo'Nique. (Added Author). HBO Films. (Added Author). Home Box Office (Firm) (Added Author). HBO Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Queen Latifah, Bryan Greenberg, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, Khandi Alexander. (Cast).

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.

DVD  - 2015
FIC Bessi
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Subject
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 > Drama.
African American women singers > Drama.
Women blues musicians > United States > Drama.
Genre
Biographical television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Drama.
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (135 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher New York, NY : Home Box Office, [2015]
  • Distributor New York, NY : HBO Home Entertainment, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Title from container.
GMD: videodisc.
Participant or Performer Note:
Queen Latifah, Bryan Greenberg, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, Khandi Alexander.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Audio tracks and subtitles in English, French and Spanish.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.