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Additional authors

1. Weston, Jay
2. White, James S.
3. Furie, Sidney J.
4. McCloy, Terence
5. Clark, Chris, 1946-
6. De Passe, Suzanne, 1947-
7. Ross, Diana, 1944-
8. Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
9. Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
10. Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004
11. Glass, Ned
12. Crothers, Scat Man
13. Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001
14. Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019
15. Paramount Pictures Corporation.
16. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.

Uniform title

1. Lady sings the blues (Motion picture)

Subject

1. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 > Drama
2. Feature films
3. Blues (Music) > Drama
4. Biographical films
5. Popular music > United States > Drama
6. Singers > United States > Biography > Drama
7. Video recordings for the hearing impaired
8. Jazz singers > Drama
9. Historical films
10. African American women singers > Drama

Genre/Form

1. Biographical films.
2. Historical films.
3. Feature films.
4. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1930

Note

1. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
2. Special features: commentary by executive producer Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger; behind the blues.

Credits (note)

1. Screenwriters, Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe ; producers, Jay Weston, James S. White ; cinematographer, John Alonzo ; film editor, Argyle Nelson ; composer, Michel Legrand ; Paramount Pictures and Berry Gordy present.

Performer (note)

1. Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Isabel Sanford, Ned Glass, Scatman Crothers.

System details (note)

1. DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or mono.

Language (note)

1. In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Title

1. Lady sings the blues / directed by Sidney J. Furie.

Publisher

1. Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]

Edition

1. Special collector's ed.

Country of producing entity

1. United States

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or mono.

Cast

1. Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Isabel Sanford, Ned Glass, Scatman Crothers.

Credits

1. Screenwriters, Terence McCloy, Chris Clark, Suzanne de Passe ; producers, Jay Weston, James S. White ; cinematographer, John Alonzo ; film editor, Argyle Nelson ; composer, Michel Legrand ; Paramount Pictures and Berry Gordy present.

Language

1. In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Weston, Jay, film producer.
2. White, James S., film producer.
3. Furie, Sidney J., film director.
4. McCloy, Terence, screenwriter.
5. Clark, Chris, 1946- screenwriter.
6. De Passe, Suzanne, 1947- screenwriter.
7. Ross, Diana, 1944- actor.
8. Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- actor.
9. Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, actor.
10. Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004, actor.
11. Glass, Ned, actor.
12. Crothers, Scat Man, actor.
13. Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001, cinematographer.
14. Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019, composer (expression)
15. Paramount Pictures Corporation.
16. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

Other standard identifier

1. 097360837445
2. 883929302697
3. 032429257369 (2017)

Publisher no.

1. 083744 Paramount Home Entertainment
2. 08374 Paramount Home Entertainment
3. 59159982000 Paramount

ISBN

1. 0792180224
2. 9780792180227
3. 9786316850591
4. 631685059X

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1930