Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

It would be an empty world without the blues.

  • Genre: Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 2020-11-25
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 1146 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Escape Artists
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: George C. Wolfe
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Summary

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.

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  • Viola Davis

    as Ma Rainey
  • Chadwick Boseman

    as Levee
  • Colman Domingo

    as Cutler
  • Glynn Turman

    as Toledo
  • Michael Potts

    as Slow Drag
  • Jeremy Shamos

    as Irvin
  • Jonny Coyne

    as Sturdyvant
  • Taylour Paige

    as Dussie Mae
  • Dusan Brown

    as Sylvester
  • Joshua Harto

    as Policeman
  • 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
  • Catherine Foster

    as Ma Rainey's Dancer
  • Antonio Fierro

    as Laborer (uncredited)
  • Daniel Johnson

    as Chicago Worker (uncredited)
Writing Ruben Santiago-Hudson Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Gary Archer Prosthetics
Sound Skip Lievsay Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Skip Lievsay Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Jai Williams Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Rachel Geary Makeup Artist
Sound Paul Urmson Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Bethany Montecalvo Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Bethany Townes Makeup Artist
Writing August Wilson Theatre Play
Visual Effects Josephine Allegretti Visual Effects
Directing George C. Wolfe Director
Editing Andrew Mondshein Editor
Production Constanza Romero Executive Producer
Sound Branford Marsalis Original Music Composer
Production Todd Black Producer
Costume & Make-Up Ann Roth Costume Designer
Production Dany Wolf Producer
Production Denzel Washington Producer
Art Mark Ricker Production Design
Art Diana Stoughton Set Decoration
Directing Michele Ziegler First Assistant Director
Art James F. Truesdale Art Direction
Directing Megan Graham Script Supervisor
Art Paul Bucciarelli Set Buyer
Art Karen O'Hara Set Decoration
Camera Tobias A. Schliessler Director of Photography
Directing Xanthus Valan Second Assistant Director
Production Avy Kaufman Casting
Art Travis Kerr Set Designer
Crew Chuck Jeffreys Stunt Coordinator
Art Wes Hottman Assistant Art Director
Art Darlene Salinas Set Decorating Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Sergio Lopez-Rivera Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Debi Young Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Sian Richards Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Matiki Anoff Makeup Department Head

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