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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  • 2021
  • R
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
16K
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Andra Day in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Her voice would not be silenced. Experience Andra Day as Billie Holiday in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' directed by Lee Daniels. Premieres February 26, only on Hulu.
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Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a ... Read allFollows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.

  • Director
    • Lee Daniels
  • Writers
    • Suzan-Lori Parks
    • Johann Hari
  • Stars
    • Andra Day
    • Trevante Rhodes
    • Garrett Hedlund
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
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    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lee Daniels
    • Writers
      • Suzan-Lori Parks
      • Johann Hari
    • Stars
      • Andra Day
      • Trevante Rhodes
      • Garrett Hedlund
    • 180User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 25 nominations total

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    Top Cast93

    Andra Day
    Andra Day
    • Billie Holiday
    Trevante Rhodes
    Trevante Rhodes
    • Jimmy Fletcher
    Garrett Hedlund
    Garrett Hedlund
    • Harry Anslinger
    Leslie Jordan
    Leslie Jordan
    • Reginald Lord Devine
    Miss Lawrence
    Miss Lawrence
    • Miss Freddy
    Natasha Lyonne
    Natasha Lyonne
    • Tallulah Bankhead
    Dusan Dukic
    Dusan Dukic
    • Joe Glaser
    Erik LaRay Harvey
    Erik LaRay Harvey
    • James Monroe
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    Da'Vine Joy Randolph
    • Roslyn
    Koumba Ball
    Koumba Ball
    • Lucille
    Kate MacLellan
    Kate MacLellan
    • Working Class Woman
    Kwasi Songui
    Kwasi Songui
    • Working Class Man
    Adriane Lenox
    Adriane Lenox
    • Mrs. Fletcher
    Letitia Brookes
    Letitia Brookes
    • Velva
    Tyler James Williams
    Tyler James Williams
    • Lester Young
    Warren 'Slim' Williams
    • Bobby Tucker
    • (as Slim Williams)
    Orville Thompson
    • Auditioning Sax Player
    Jeff Corbett
    Jeff Corbett
    • Congressman JP Thomas
    • Director
      • Lee Daniels
    • Writers
      • Suzan-Lori Parks
      • Johann Hari
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    • Trivia
      The songwriter of "Strange Fruit", Abel Meeropol, and his wife, adopted and raised the sons of Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed for treason on June 19, 1953.
    • Goofs
      At 36:33, an elderly couple of Chinese are speaking standard Mandarin in a restaurant presumably in Harlem. However, Mandarin speakers would have been extremely rare in New York or anywhere else beyond Northern China at that time and for several decades afterwards. Any Chinese in New York and the rest of the States and Europe would have been speaking Cantonese, Hokkien, or some other Southern Chinese dialect, with the exception of the wealthier Shanghainese, who had their own dialect until very recently.
    • Quotes
      • Billie Holiday: You know, the people that are hardest on me are my own race. I need help; not jail time.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tom Holland/Andra Day (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Prologue I & II
      Written, Produced and Performed by Salaam Remi

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 26, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Hulu
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Estados Unidos vs. Billie Holiday
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada(location)
    • Production companies
      • New Slate Ventures
      • Sierra / Affinity
      • Lee Daniels Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,312,432
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 6m(126 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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