Bessie
Film2015107 min6.4/10 on TMDB
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Directed by Dee Rees
Survival began with a song
The story
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Queen LatifahBessie Smith
Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
Mike EppsRichard
Tika SumpterLucille
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
Khandi AlexanderViola
Tory KittlesClarenceKamryn Johnson
Kamryn JohnsonYoung BessieRikki McKinney
Rikki McKinneyChorus GuyExplore the crew
- Editor
- Brian A. Kates
- Original Music Composer
- Rachel Portman
- Producer
- Ron Schmidt
- Director
- Dee Rees
- Screenplay
- Dee Rees
- Screenplay
- Bettina Gilois
- Director of Photography
- Jeffrey Jur
- Screenplay
- Christopher Cleveland