The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Also known as The United States vs Billie Holiday
2021 film directed by Lee Daniels
Film · TMDB
6.5Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."
Released: 2021-03-31131 minDir: Lee DanielsMusic, Drama, History
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Cast
- Andra Day as Billie Holiday
- Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher
- Garrett Hedlund as Harry Anslinger
- Leslie Jordan as Reginald Lord Devine
- Miss Lawrence as Miss Freddy
- Adriane Lenox as Mrs. Fletcher
Themes
- war on drugs
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Categories
2021 American films2021 biographical drama films2021 English-language films2021 filmsAfrican-American biographical dramasAmerican biographical drama filmsBiographical films about singersCultural depictions of Billie HolidayCultural depictions of Joseph McCarthyEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms about heroin addictionFilms about the Federal Bureau of Investigation