Cinematic background from The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021 - Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021

Biography, Drama, Music

Directors:
Lee Daniels
Writers:
Suzan-Lori Parks, Johann Hari
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a white dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman singing into a microphone in front of a band; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a suit stands in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a flower in her hair is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage in front of an audience; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a flower in her hair is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress with a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting at a table with a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a flower in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man that is wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting in front of a microphone; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person standing on a stage with a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are standing in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people walking down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit holding a hat in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a yellow dress and a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman kissing each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people on a stage with a woman singing into a microphone; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person sitting down holding a mirror; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with red lipstick looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman looking out of a window in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man wearing a black hat and a green jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress holding a microphone in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person singing on a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black and white dress is singing; Medium shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a white dress holding a microphone on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage in front of a microphone; Wide shot, Low angle
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Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a pink dress singing into a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing on a stage holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a black dress holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
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