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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 31, 2021

Runtime

2h 11m

Genres

Music, Drama, History

User Score

66%

Original Title

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Production Companies

Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Director

Lee Daniels

Description

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."