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The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Music, Drama, Historical, Biographical | United States

Director: Lee Daniels

Sky Cinema Greats | 22/04/2024 | 17:35

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Monday, 22 April 2024 17:35

Thursday 12:10

Friday 04:35

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02/06/2021

Now TV Cinema

22/06/2021

Rating: 6.3/10

User rating: 9.4/10
(16 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.

Actors

Writer: Suzan-Lori Parks, Johann Hari

Producer: Jeremy Allen, Mark Bomback

RUNTIME: 126 min

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