Bessie
Release Date: 2015-05-16
Runtime: 107 min
Director: Dee Rees
Producer(s): Ron Schmidt
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Overview:
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and ’30s.
Cast:
Adebukola Bodunrin, Adella Gautier, Alan T. Coleman, Alexis Silvestre, Alicia ‘Nikki’ Thompson, Alkoya Brunson, Andre Lamar, Anthony Hart, Anton Harris, Ashley Neal, Bralyn Stokes, Brandon Boone, Brentney Stephens, Briana Starks, Bryan Greenberg, Chantelle Rose Mussenden, Charles S. Dutton, Charlie Johnson, Chris Walters, Christopher Harvey, Christopher L. Plunkett, Cj Sykes, Clay Chappell, Craig Shaw, Crystal Lee Brown, Curtis Gordon, Dacia Stinson, Damita Jane Howard, Dan Michael, Daniel Saintil, Daniel Terence Harper, Darrell L. Shuler, Dashiel Smith, David Paul Lord, Derrick B. White, Derrick Dee, Desiree Dixon, Dino Demitri, Don C. Sherow, Dorothea Syleos, Edward Wright, Eric Solomon, Fred Swinton, Geoffrey Howard, Gerard ‘Gus’ Williams, Heather Bland, Hunter Womack, Jameson Jamey Copeland, Jason Passmore, Jeffery James Bucchino, Jennifer Sears, Jeremie Harris, Jermaine Salute Green, Jess Marie Carr, Jessejames Locorriere, Jhoni Davis, Jim R. Coleman, Jody Mayfield, Joe Knezevich, John A. Harvey, John Merical, Jonathan Bryant, Joseph Claude Sommerville Jr., Judy McGee Burley, Kaden Washington Lewis, Kamryn Johnson, Karri Mack, Kendre White, Kenneth Murray Jr., Kenny Banks Jr., Keshia McNeal, Kevin Kendrick, Khandi Alexander, Kwame Paige, L. Warren Young, Lanier McKinney, Lauren Debrick, LaVaughn Morton, Letecia Reeder, Levi Erik, Marcus Lewis, Marie Burke, Melissa Youngblood, Michael Burton, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mike Epps, Mo’Nique, Montice Harmon, Nateli Ruiz, Neko Parham, Nia Lancelin, Nicole Spiezio, Noah Hudson Killingbeck, Oliver Platt, Onira Tarés, Perry Ball, Primas Leon Stanley, Qualen Bradley, Queen Latifah, Quiantae Thomas, Raquiah Carter, Reggie Hines, Rikki McKinney, Rob Hays, Robert Boone, Roderick Harris, Roger A. Harrison, Samara Michelle, Samuel Lee Fudge, Sarah Turner Holland, Saundra Dunson-Franks, Selah Avery, Shannon Edwards, Sharan C. Mansfield, Sheerod Tate, Stephan Reynolds, Swift Rice, Sylvester Ambrose James II, Taurus Davis, Teddy White, Terence Rosemore, Tia Hendricks, Tiffany Murray, Tiffany Norris, Tika Sumpter, Tim McAdams, Todd Allen Durkin, Tory Kittles, Tray Williams, Trey McGriff, Troy Faruk, Tyrone Emanuel, Whitney Goin, Wilbert Williams
Crew:
Richard D. Zanuck (Executive Producer), Shakim Compere (Executive Producer), Randi Michel (Executive Producer), Queen Latifah (Executive Producer), Lili Fini Zanuck (Executive Producer), Brian A. Kates (Editor), Drew Monahan (Art Direction), Traci Kirshbaum (Set Decoration), Shelby Stone (Executive Producer), Hallie Foote (Co-Executive Producer), Rachel Portman (Original Music Composer), Michael T. Boyd (Costume Design), Billy Hopkins (Casting), Ron Schmidt (Producer), Clark Hunter (Production Design), Dee Rees (Director), Dee Rees (Screenplay), Bettina Gilois (Screenplay), Dee Rees (Story), Horton Foote (Story), Jeffrey Jur (Director of Photography), Christopher Cleveland (Screenplay), Ron Schmidt (Unit Production Manager), Michael J. Moore (First Assistant Director), Basti Van Der Woude (Second Assistant Director), Anderson Martin (Stunt Coordinator), Brooke Satrazemis (Script Supervisor), Debi Young (Makeup Department Head)