Bessie

Biography 2015 1 hr 52 min

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Queen Latifah stars as Bessie Smith in this vivid portrait of the legendary 20th century blues singer.

Biography 2015 1 hr 52 min

Unrated

Starring Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander

Director Dee Rees

Bessie

Queen Latifah

Bessie Smith
Michael Kenneth Williams

Jack Gee
Khandi Alexander

Viola
Mike Epps

Richard
Tika Sumpter

Lucille

About

Bessie

BIOGRAPHY

Queen Latifah stars as Bessie Smith in this vivid portrait of the legendary 20th century blues singer.

Gritty biopic has sex, violence, drinking, great music.

Average 6.8
Reviews 32
Fresh 29
Rotten 3

Information

Studio: HBO FILMS PRESENTS A FLAVOR UNIT ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION AND A ZANUCK COMPANY PRODUCTION
Released: 2015
Run Time: 1 hr 52 min
Rated: Unrated
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.