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.
Ursula Under Suspicion
The sawmill owner Ramin disappears from one day to the next. Concerned, his family learns from the bank that he wrote a check to an agent named Frisch. He supposedly wanted to use it to buy a good. However, that did not happen. When Ramin's body is found, the police stumble upon Ursula von Tweel, who knew the dead man.
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The sawmill owner Ramin disappears from one day to the next. Concerned, his family learns from the bank that he wrote a check to an agent named Frisch. He supposedly wanted to use it to buy a good. However, that did not happen. When Ramin's body is found, the police stumble upon Ursula von Tweel, who knew the dead man.
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Genre:Drama
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Runtime:80 minutes
Studio:Bavaria-Filmkunst
Cast
Karlheinz Martin
Director
Anneliese Uhlig
Monika
Viktor Staal
Klaus Ramin
Heinz von Cleve
Pferdezüchter von Tweel
Fritz Kampers
Kriminalkommissar Weigelt
Grethe Weiser
Ellen Bork
Käthe Haack
Agathe Ramin
Richard Häussler
Bankangestellter Kißling
Herbert Weißbach
Stationsvorsteher
Oscar Sabo
Güteragent Frisch
Eugen Rex
Bücherrevisor Owelglas
Heinrich Schroth
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