| Description |
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. |
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Special features: commentary by executive producer Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger; behind the blues. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor. |
| Credits |
Original music by Michel Legrand. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse. |
| Subject |
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 -- Drama.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Musicals -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Furie, Sidney J.
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McCloy, Terence, screenwriter.
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Clark, Chris, 1946- screenwriter.
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De Passe, Suzanne, 1947- screenwriter.
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Legrand, Michel, 1932- composer.
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Ross, Diana, 1944-
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Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
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Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0792180224 |
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9780792180227 |
| Standard No. |
097360837445 |
| Music No. |
08374 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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