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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

202093 min 6.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“It would be an empty world without the blues.”

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Release / first air2020-11-25
Original languageEN
GenresDrama, Music
DirectorGeorge C. Wolfe
WriterRuben Santiago-Hudson
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionEscape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment

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10 cast members
Viola DavisViola DavisMa Rainey
Chadwick BosemanChadwick BosemanLevee
Colman DomingoColman DomingoCutler
Glynn TurmanGlynn TurmanToledo
Michael PottsMichael PottsSlow Drag
Jeremy ShamosJeremy ShamosIrvin
Jonny CoyneJonny CoyneSturdyvant
Taylour PaigeTaylour PaigeDussie Mae
Dusan BrownDusan BrownSylvester
Joshua HartoJoshua HartoPoliceman

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#chicago, illinois#recording studio#based on play or musical#singer#lesbian relationship#lgbt#blues music#black lgbt#trumpet player#1920s

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