Bessie
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Schmidt, Ron television producer.
Rees, Dee, television director,
Foote, Horton, television writer.
Cleveland, Christopher, 1959- television writer.
Gilois, Bettina, television writer.
Published
[United States] : Home Box Office, [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
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Published
[United States] : Home Box Office, [2015].
Language
English
UPC
883929477333

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Special feature : Bessie: a Creative Journey, an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in Bringing the movie to life on screen; features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur.
Participants/Performers
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tory Kittles, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton, Mo'nique.
Description
Focuses on Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
System Details
DVD format ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo. surround (Spanish).
Language
In English, French, or Latin Spanish, with English, French, or Latin Spanish subtitles.