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Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production

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Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
Language
eng
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Rating: TV-MA
Main title
Bessie
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914241343
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HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
Runtime
112
Summary
Focuses on Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today
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