Directed by George C. Wolfe
An Academy Award-winning drama music film directed by George C. Wolfe. Winner of 2 Academy Awards, with 3 additional nominations.
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Top 61%
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★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
1K ratings
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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Dance of the Forty One
2020
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Second-best George C. Wolfe film, behind You're Not You.
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