Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
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.
Cast
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Viola Davis
as Ma Rainey
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Chadwick Boseman
as Levee
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Colman Domingo
as Cutler
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Glynn Turman
as Toledo
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Michael Potts
as Slow Drag
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Jeremy Shamos
as Irvin
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Jonny Coyne
as Sturdyvant
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Taylour Paige
as Dussie Mae
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Dusan Brown
as Sylvester
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Joshua Harto
as Policeman
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Quinn VanAntwerp
as Band Singer
- Chloe Davis as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Mayte Natalio as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Johanna Elmina Moise as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Onyxx Noel as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- LaWanda Hopkins as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Sierra Stewart as Ma Rainey's Dancer
- Malaiyka Reid as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Crew
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George C. Wolfe
Director
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Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
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Andrew Mondshein
Editor
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Branford Marsalis
Original Music Composer
- Dany Wolf Producer
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Denzel Washington
Producer
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Todd Black
Producer
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Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Screenplay
