The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

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2021-03-31 | 131 min
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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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Cast

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Andra Day

Billie Holiday

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Trevante Rhodes

Jimmy Fletcher

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Garrett Hedlund

Harry Anslinger

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Leslie Jordan

Reginald Lord Devine

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Miss Lawrence

Miss Freddy

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Adriane Lenox

Mrs. Fletcher

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Natasha Lyonne

Tallulah Bankhead

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Rob Morgan

Louis McKay

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph

Roslyn

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Evan Ross

Agent Williams

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