The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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Billie 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."
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Billie 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."
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Billie 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."
- Directors
- Lee Daniels
- Producers
- Lee Daniels, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum
- Cast and Characters
- Andra Day (Billie Holiday), Trevante Rhodes (Jimmy Fletcher), Garrett Hedlund (Harry Anslinger), Leslie Jordan (Reginald Lord Devine), Miss Lawrence (Miss Freddy), Adriane Lenox (Mrs. Fletcher), Natasha Lyonne (Tallulah Bankhead), Rob Morgan (Louis McKay)
- Languages
- Mandarin, English, French, German, Italian