01938cgm a2200433 4500 261551784 TxAuBib 20160428120000.0 050928s2005||||||||||||||||||||||v|eng|u 9780792180227 $14.99 0792180224 $14.99 097360837445 083744 Paramount Home Entertainment TxAuBib eng eng Lady sings the blues [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures and Berry Gordy present ; produced by Jay Weston and James S. White ; screenplay by Terence McCloy and Chris Clark and Suzanne de Passe ; directed by Sidney J. Furie. Special collector's ed. Hollywood, Calif : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005] 1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1972. Special features: commentary by executive producer Berry Gordy, director Sidney Furie and artist manager Shelly Berger; behind the blues. Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor. Diana Ross stars in this musical drama charting the life of Billie Holiday, a life tormented by racism and drug abuse. MPAA rating: R. DVD, region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. Home use only. 20160428. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 Drama. Singers United States Biography Drama. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired. Furie, Sidney J. Ross, Diana, 1944- Williams, Billy Dee, 1937- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005. Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm).