Strange Fruit (2002): Cast
Strange Fruit is a 2002 music documentary directed by Joel Katz, starring Billie Holiday, Pete Seeger and Ethel Rosenberg. It runs 57 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Director
- Joel Katz
- Genres
- Documentary , Music
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Strange Fruit About?
The premise of Strange Fruit without spoilers.
After seeing a 1937 photograph of a Southern lynching, Bronx teacher Abel Meeropol wrote the poem “Strange Fruit,” opening “Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root.” He set it to music and persuaded Billie Holiday to record a powerful, heartbreaking version. Director Joel Katz combines jazz history, biography, archival performance footage and the legacy of lynching to uncover the hidden origins of this American classic.
Strange Fruit Themes & Keywords
· 7 tags- lynching
- song
- song writer
- singer
- racism
- political song
- billie holiday
Strange Fruit Cast
Billie Holiday leads the cast, with Pete Seeger and Ethel Rosenberg. Directed by Joel Katz; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Joel Katz
- Billie Holiday as themselves
- Pete Seeger as themselves
- Ethel Rosenberg as themselves
- Julius Rosenberg as themselves
Also Starring in Strange Fruit
· 4 more- Cassandra Wilson Themselves
- Milton Gabler Themselves
- Dorothy Thigpen Themselves
- Farah Jasmine Griffin Themselves
Strange Fruit Also Known As
Also known as “Outo hedelmä”.
- Also known as
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- Outo hedelmä
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Strange Fruit FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Strange Fruit, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Strange Fruit?
Strange Fruit runs 57 minutes.
When was Strange Fruit released?
Strange Fruit was released on May 20, 2002.
Who directed Strange Fruit?
Strange Fruit was directed by Joel Katz.
More films by Joel Katz Who is in the cast of Strange Fruit?
Strange Fruit stars Billie Holiday, Pete Seeger and Ethel Rosenberg, among 8 credited actors.
Does Strange Fruit have a post-credit scene?
No. Strange Fruit has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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