The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
03/31/2021 (US) • 2h 11m
Her voice would not be silenced.
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."
Top Billed Cast
Billie Holiday
Jimmy Fletcher
Harry Anslinger
Reginald Lord Devine
Miss Freddy
Mrs. Fletcher
Tallulah Bankhead
Louis McKay
Roslyn
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