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Lady Sings the Blues
[BE THE FIRST TO RATE THIS MOVIE]Calorie Rating: 202
Released: 1972-10-12
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 144 Minutes
Budget: 2000000
Revenue 19726490
Studios: Weston Productions, Jobete Productions, Motown Productions, Paramount Pictures, Sidney J. Furie Productions,
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
