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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

It would be an empty world without the blues.

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.

20201h 33mRDrama, Music

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About Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Directors
George C. Wolfe
Cast
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts, Jeremy Shamos
Genres
Drama, Music
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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