Billie - Legende des Jazz (2020): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2020, Billie - Legende des Jazz is a musik and dokumentarfilm film directed by James Erskine, running about 96 minutes. “She sang the truth, she paid the price” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. ‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.

Who’s in it. Billie - Legende des Jazz stars Billie Holiday as self, Tony Bennett as self, Count Basie as self and Charles Mingus as self.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, Billie - Legende des Jazz has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Billie - Legende des Jazz page.

If you liked it. Fans of Billie - Legende des Jazz tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco - Lebendiger als das Leben!, Green Book - Eine besondere Freundschaft and Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten.