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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020R1h 33m
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Overview
DramaMusic
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.
Cast
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Crew
George C. Wolfe
Director
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Screenplay
Branford Marsalis
Composer
Tobias A. Schliessler
Cinematography
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Ann Roth
Costume Design