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Bessie / screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher ... Read More

Rees, Dee,(film director,, screenwriter.). Cleveland, Christopher, 1959-(screenwriter.). ... Read More
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'nique. ... Read More

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2015]
  • Distributor: New York, NY : HBO Home Video.

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD release of the 2 015 motion picture.
Title from container.
Widescreen.
Special feature: Bessie: creative journey.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; ... Read More
Participant or Performer Note:
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'nique.
Summary, etc.:
Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling ... Read More
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-MA.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; 5.1 ... Read More
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. In English, French, Latin ... Read More

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Genre: Made-for-TV movies.
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