Title Bessie / HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production and a Zanuck Company production; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; directed by Dee Rees.

Publication Info.

New York, NY : HBO Home Video, [2015]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Bloomfield at the Atrium	DVD BESSIE	Check Shelf
Bristol, Main Library - Adult Department	DVD BESSIE	Check Shelf
Burlington Public Library - Videos	DVD BESSIE	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department	DVD FF F BESSIE	DUE 02-04-20 Billed
Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department	DVD BES	Check Shelf
Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department	DVD BESSIE	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD BESSIE	Check Shelf
Wethersfield Public Library - DVDs	DVD B	Check Shelf
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	DVD BESS	Check Shelf
Windsor, Wilson Branch - DVDs and Blu-rays	DVD BES	Check Shelf

Description	1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Physical Medium	DVD video 4 3/4 in. rda
Description	digital optical 5.1 surround Dolby Digital rda
	DVD-video NTSC rda
	video file DVD video region 1 rda
	Motion picture.
System Details	DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo. surround (Spanish).
Cast	Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'nique.
Credits	Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur.
Note	DVD release of the 2015 motion picture.
	Widescreen.
Audience	Rating: TV-MA.
Summary	Bessie Smith's transformation from a struggling young singer into 'The Empress of the Blues', who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today.
Note	Special feature: Behind-the-scenes.
Language	English, French, or Latin Spanish dialgue with optional English, French, or Latin Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
Subject	Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 -- Drama.
	African American women singers -- Biography -- Drama.
	Women blues musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Made-for-TV movies.
	Biographical films.
	Historical films.
	Musical films.
Added Author	Rees, Dee, film director, screenwriter.
	Cleveland, Christopher, 1959- screenwriter.
	Gilois, Bettina, screenwriter.
	Queen Latifah, 1970- actor.
	Williams, Michael Kenneth, actor.
	Mo'Nique, actor.
	HBO Video (Firm), film distributor.
Standard No.	883929477333
Music No.	1000568303 Home Box Office

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