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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
It would be an empty world without the blues.
Nov 25, 2020 · 1h 33m
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Drama
Music
PLOT
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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CAST
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Directed by
George C. Wolfe
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment
Country
US
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