Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

"It would be an empty world without the blues."

6.6(1,247 votes)

1h 33m

November 25, 2020

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Overview

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.

Status

Released

Production Companies

Escape Artists, Mundy Lane Entertainment

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Top 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

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

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