![Bessie (2015) [Gay Themed Movie]](/images/movies/posters/bessie-2015.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/movies/posters/bessie-2015.jpg?width=800&height=1200 "Bessie (2015)")
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Survival began with a song
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Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy #1
![Official Trailer [HD]](/images/movies/backdrop-posters/bessie-2015.jpg#joomlaImage://local-images/movies/backdrop-posters/bessie-2015.jpg?width=800&height=450 "Official Trailer [HD]")
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Movie
05/16/2015
1 hr 47 min
UNRATED
English
English
United States
• The Zanuck Company
• Flavor Unit Entertainment
• HBO Films
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