Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2020·Movie·1h 33m15
Drama, Music
6.6 / 10 (1,299 votes)
It would be an empty world without the blues.
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.
- Directed by
- George C. Wolfe
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 25 November 2020
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
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
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
- CD
Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer