The Resource Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
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- Contributor
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- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Flavor Unit (Firm)
- HBO Films
- HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Zanuck Company
- Alexander, Khandi, 1957-
- Cleveland, Christopher, 1959-
- Dutton, Charles S.
- Epps, Mike
- Foote, Horton
- Gilois, Bettina
- Greenberg, Bryan
- Jur, Jeffrey
- Kates, Brian A., 1972-
- Kittles, Tory
- Mo'Nique
- Platt, Oliver
- Portman, Rachel
- Queen Latifah, 1970-
- Rees, Dee
- Schmidt, Ron, (Ronald J.)
- Sumpter, Tika
- Summary
- Focuses on 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
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- Note
-
- DVD release of the 2015 made-for-television movie
- Special features: "Bessie: a creative journey, " an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in bringing the movie to life on screen (19 min.); "Filming in Georgia": features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees
- Label
- Bessie
- Title
- Bessie
- Statement of responsibility
- HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
- Contributor
-
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Flavor Unit (Firm)
- HBO Films
- HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Zanuck Company
- Alexander, Khandi, 1957-
- Cleveland, Christopher, 1959-
- Dutton, Charles S.
- Epps, Mike
- Foote, Horton
- Gilois, Bettina
- Greenberg, Bryan
- Jur, Jeffrey
- Kates, Brian A., 1972-
- Kittles, Tory
- Mo'Nique
- Platt, Oliver
- Portman, Rachel
- Queen Latifah, 1970-
- Rees, Dee
- Schmidt, Ron, (Ronald J.)
- Sumpter, Tika
- Subject
-
- Women blues musicians
- Women blues musicians -- United States -- Biography | Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Drama
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- African American women singers -- Biography | Drama
- Television programs -- United States
- Fiction films
- Made-for-TV movies
- Made-for-TV movies
- Musical films
- Musical films
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Television movies
- Television programs -- United States
- African American women singers
- Feature films
- Television programs -- United States
- United States
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- fre
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- Focuses on 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
- Awards note
- 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie; Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie; Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Movie.
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- Bessie (Television program)
- Bessie (Television program)
- Bessie (Television program)
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/composerexpression
- lN7vqaPEVME
- Credits note
- Music, Rachel Portman ; editor, Brian A. Kates ; director of photography, Jeffrey Jur ; story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote
- Dewey number
- 791.43/72
- Intended audience
- Rating: TV-MA
- Language note
- In English, dubbed French or dubbed Latin Spanish, with optional English, French, or Latin Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired
- LC call number
- PN1997.2
- LC item number
- .B48 2015
- PerformerNote
- Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Khandi Alexander, Tika Sumpter, Tory Kittles, Mike Epps, Oliver Platt, Bryan Greenberg, Charles S. Dutton, Mo'nique
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1959-
- 1970-
- 1957-
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Rees, Dee
- Schmidt, Ron
- Cleveland, Christopher
- Gilois, Bettina
- Foote, Horton
- Queen Latifah
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Alexander, Khandi
- Epps, Mike
- Kittles, Tory
- Sumpter, Tika
- Platt, Oliver
- Greenberg, Bryan
- Dutton, Charles S.
- Mo'Nique
- Jur, Jeffrey
- Kates, Brian A.
- Portman, Rachel
- HBO Films
- Flavor Unit (Firm)
- Zanuck Company
- HBO Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 112
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Smith, Bessie
- Smith, Bessie
- African American women singers
- Women blues musicians
- African American women singers
- Women blues musicians
- United States
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
- Note
-
- DVD release of the 2015 made-for-television movie
- Special features: "Bessie: a creative journey, " an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in bringing the movie to life on screen (19 min.); "Filming in Georgia": features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
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- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn914241343
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
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- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 883929477333
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
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- 1000568303
- 3000064724
- 2000112261
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1), 16:9; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo (Spanish)
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Bessie, HBO Films ; directed by Dee Rees ; screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois ; produced by Ron Schmidt ; HBO Films presents a Flavor Unit Entertainment production [and] a Zanuck Company production
- Note
-
- DVD release of the 2015 made-for-television movie
- Special features: "Bessie: a creative journey, " an exclusive in-depth look at the collaborative process in bringing the movie to life on screen (19 min.); "Filming in Georgia": features interviews with cast and crew, including Queen Latifah, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mo'Nique, and director Dee Rees
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn914241343
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 in.
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (112 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 883929477333
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
-
- 1000568303
- 3000064724
- 2000112261
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1), 16:9; 5.1 surround (English and French) and 2.0 stereo (Spanish)
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Women blues musicians
- Women blues musicians -- United States -- Biography | Drama
- Feature films
- Feature films
- Drama
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- Biographical films
- African American women singers -- Biography | Drama
- Television programs -- United States
- Fiction films
- Made-for-TV movies
- Made-for-TV movies
- Musical films
- Musical films
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
- Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Television movies
- Television programs -- United States
- African American women singers
- Feature films
- Television programs -- United States
- United States
Genre
- Biographical films
- Fiction films
- Television programs
- Television movies
- Musical films
- Made-for-TV movies
- Feature films
- Drama
- Biography
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