Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

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.

Date of release
2020-11-25
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (1296)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
George C. Wolfe

Casting

  • Viola Davis — Ma Rainey
  • Chadwick Boseman — Levee
  • Colman Domingo — Cutler
  • Glynn Turman — Toledo
  • Michael Potts — Slow Drag
  • Jeremy Shamos — Irvin
  • Jonny Coyne — Sturdyvant
  • Taylour Paige — Dussie Mae
  • Dusan Brown — Sylvester
  • Joshua Harto — Policeman
  • Quinn VanAntwerp — Band Singer
  • Chloe Davis — Ma Rainey's Dancer

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