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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Genres

DramaMusic

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Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.65/10

Release Date

25 November 2020

Country

United States of America

Cast

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Chloe Davis

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Mayte Natalio

Mayte Natalio

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Johanna Elmina Moise

Johanna Elmina Moise

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Onyxx Noel

Onyxx Noel

Ma Rainey's Dancer

LaWanda Hopkins

LaWanda Hopkins

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Sierra Stewart

Sierra Stewart

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Malaiyka Reid

Malaiyka Reid

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Catherine Foster

Catherine Foster

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Antonio Fierro

Antonio Fierro

Laborer (uncredited)

Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Chicago Worker (uncredited)

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