Reflecting on 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
Lee Daniels’s Billie Holiday biopic The United States vs. Billie Holiday was released on February 26th, 2021, and my immediate reaction to it was one of discomfort.
A Lord of Alexander Square
Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again starts courting ladies with fraudulent intentions. His daughter Ina, burdened with the same genes, specializes in married men in their prime. Two criminologists are on the Honigs' trail, but they soon have enough to handle just dealing with each other. Meanwhile, Honig and his daughter have left their wayward path of their own accord.
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Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again starts courting ladies with fraudulent intentions. His daughter Ina, burdened with the same genes, specializes in married men in their prime. Two criminologists are on the Honigs' trail, but they soon have enough to handle just dealing with each other. Meanwhile, Honig and his daughter have left their wayward path of their own accord.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Günter Reisch, Kurt Belicke
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Runtime:111 minutes
Studio:DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Günter Reisch
Director
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dr. Achim Engelhardt
Angelica Domröse
Ina
Joachim Bober
Leutnant Liebrecht
Carola Braunbock
Frau Holzmeyer
Erika Dunkelmann
Frau Schlosser
Hannes Fischer
Dr. Schießer
Monika Gabriel
Johanna Farkas
Erwin Geschonneck
Ewald Hornig
Ivan Malré
Günti Schwalbe
Edwin Marian
Pisurschke
Willi Narloch
Koffer-Ede
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