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Lady sings the blues
- Title
- Lady sings the blues / directed by Sidney J. Furie.
- Publication
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Weston, Jay
- White, James S.
- Furie, Sidney J.
- McCloy, Terence
- Clark, Chris, 1946-
- De Passe, Suzanne, 1947-
- Ross, Diana, 1944-
- Williams, Billy Dee, 1937-
- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
- Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004
- Glass, Ned
- Crothers, Scat Man
- Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001
- Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019
- Paramount Pictures Corporation.
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Description
- 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse.
- Uniform Title
- Lady sings the blues (Motion picture)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographical films.
- Historical films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Note
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1972.
- Special features: commentary by executive producer Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger; behind the blues.
- Credits (note)
- 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)
- Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Isabel Sanford, Ned Glass, Scatman Crothers.
- System Details (note)
- DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or mono.
- Language (note)
- In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-1930
- ISBN
- 0792180224
- 9780792180227
- 9786316850591
- 631685059X
- LCCN
- 097360837445
- 883929302697
- 032429257369
- OCLC
- 61728625
- Title
- Lady sings the blues / directed by Sidney J. Furie.
- Publisher
- Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]
- Edition
- Special collector's ed.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- System Details
- DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or mono.
- Cast
- Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, Isabel Sanford, Ned Glass, Scatman Crothers.
- Credits
- 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
- In English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Weston, Jay, film producer.White, James S., film producer.Furie, Sidney J., film director.McCloy, Terence, screenwriter.Clark, Chris, 1946- screenwriter.De Passe, Suzanne, 1947- screenwriter.Ross, Diana, 1944- actor.Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- actor.Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, actor.Sanford, Isabel, 1917-2004, actor.Glass, Ned, actor.Crothers, Scat Man, actor.Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001, cinematographer.Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019, composer (expression)Paramount Pictures Corporation.Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Other Standard Identifier
- 097360837445883929302697032429257369 (2017)
- Publisher No.
- 083744 Paramount Home Entertainment08374 Paramount Home Entertainment59159982000 Paramount
- Research Call Number
- Sc Visual DVD-1930