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Title:
Bessie [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2015 motion picture.
Widescreen.
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.
Performers:
Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Mike Epps, Tory Kittles, Tika Sumpter, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton, Mo'nique.
Technical Details:
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo. surround (Spanish).
Personal Subject:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English, French, or Latin Spanish, with English, French, or Latin Spanish subtitles.
Audience:
Rating: TV-MA. CHV rating: 14A.
