Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
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Cast
- Queen LatifahBessie Smith
- Mo'NiqueMa Rainey
- Mike EppsRichard
- Tika SumpterLucille
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee
- Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey
- Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond
- Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten
- Khandi AlexanderViola
- Tory KittlesClarence
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- Dee ReesDirector
- Dee ReesScreenplay
- Bettina GiloisScreenplay
- Christopher ClevelandScreenplay
- Jeffrey JurDirector of Photography
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
- Brian A. KatesEditor
- Ron SchmidtProducer
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