The United States vs. Billie Holiday
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Her voice would not be silenced.

6.5(313 votes)·2021 131m·EN· United States of America

Directed by Lee Daniels

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."

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6.5/10

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Director

Lee Daniels

Studios

Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth-Kirschenbaum Films

Budget

Revenue

Cast

Andra Day

Billie Holiday

Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

Evan Ross

Agent Williams

Tyler James Williams

Lester 'Prez' Young

Tone Bell

John Levy

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