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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

Work
Publication
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
Instance
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
Actor
Cinematographer
Editor of moving image work
Production company
Publisher
Screenwriter
Television director
Television producer
Subject
Genre
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
Member of
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
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  • Bessie (Television program)
  • Bessie (Television program)
  • Bessie (Television program)
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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
  • 1959-
  • 1970-
  • 1957-
  • 1972-
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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
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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
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
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
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
Publication
Distribution
Copyright
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

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