Billie Holiday Movies

  • 1933
    The Emperor Jones

    The Emperor Jones

    The Emperor Jones

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    Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbea...

    The Emperor Jones
  • 1984
    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

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    This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimat...

    The Long Night of Lady Day
  • 2002
    Billie on Billie

    Billie on Billie

    Billie on Billie

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    This film about the life of Billie Holiday is as mesmerising and exquisite as her legendary singing voice, featuring interviews with the legendary jaz...

    Billie on Billie
  • 2002
    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

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    In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "...

    Strange Fruit
  • 1990
    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday

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    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday integrates film and video performances, recordings, words from her controversial autobiography (read by act...

    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
  • 1947
    New Orleans

    New Orleans

    New Orleans

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    A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman,...

    New Orleans
  • 2015
    Billie Holiday: A Sensation

    Billie Holiday: A Sensation

    Billie Holiday: A Sensation

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    A documentary about the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959). There exist many myths and legends about the Jazz Singer Billie Holiday — o...

    Billie Holiday: A Sensation
  • 1975
    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

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    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
  • 1935
    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

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    A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his...

    Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
  • 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

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    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...

    It's Black Entertainment
  • 2019
    The Apollo

    The Apollo

    The Apollo

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    The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

    The Apollo
  • 2013
    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

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    The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s, to...

    Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
  • 2020
    Billie

    Billie

    Billie

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    ‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biogra...

    Billie
  • 2006
    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1

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    Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.1
  • 1951
    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet

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    Short film featuring performances by Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Billie Holiday and Count Basie and his sextet. From the Cinema Apart Collection.

    'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet
  • 2007
    Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

    Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

    Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit

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    Performance footage of Billie Holiday may admittedly be scant, but this issue compiles into a single release, song cuts from some of Holiday's live fi...

    Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit
  • 2005
    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

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    This remarkable DVD includes rare TV and film performances, an especially rare radio interview with Mike Wallace, an audio-only rehearsal session with...

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
  • 2005
    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

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    Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history of the genre. "Sassy" Sarah Vaughan appears along w...

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas