The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Music, Drama, History • PT2H11M

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Overview

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."

Director: Lee Daniels

Top Cast

  • Andra Day as Billie Holiday
  • Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher
  • Garrett Hedlund as Harry Anslinger
  • Leslie Jordan as Reginald Lord Devine
  • Miss Lawrence as Miss Freddy

More Like This

Bird
Bird
Get On Up
Get On Up
Born to Be Blue
Born to Be Blue
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records
The Doors
The Doors
Blaze
Blaze