Drama ·Music · United States of America · 2020 · 1h 33m

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom poster
Director
George C. Wolfe
Cast
Viola Davis as Ma Rainey Chadwick Boseman as Levee Colman Domingo as Cutler Glynn Turman as Toledo Michael Potts as Slow Drag Jeremy Shamos as Irvin
Crew
Tobias A. Schliessler — Director of Photography Andrew Mondshein — Editor Branford Marsalis — Original Music Composer Ruben Santiago-Hudson — Screenplay Todd Black — Producer Dany Wolf — Producer
Tagline

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisrecording studiobased on play or musicalsingerlesbian relationshiplgbtblues musicblack lgbttrumpet player1920s
Key Collaborators
George C. Wolfe Director Tobias A. Schliessler Director of Photography Andrew Mondshein Editor Branford Marsalis Original Music Composer Ruben Santiago-Hudson Screenplay Todd Black Producer Dany Wolf Producer Denzel Washington Producer Mark Ricker Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design
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