Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Directed by George C. Wolfe Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Rated R | Runtime 1 hours & 34 minutes Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues". Based on Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson's play. ![]()
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Directed by George C. Wolfe Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman Rated R | Runtime 1 hours & 34 minutes Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable "Mother of the Blues". Based on Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson's play. |