Bessie

2015 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 4,918 VOTES · DIR. Dee Rees

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Overview

The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,533 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:34 We love you, Bessie!
00:04:48 - Get what everybody else gets. - Well, we ain't everybody else.
00:08:39 ¶ Ooh. ¶
00:12:20 Big old girl like you letting folks beat on you.
00:16:37 I was just giving you my opinion, that's all.
00:21:26 Bessie!
00:25:06 'Cause what we're doing here, man, is
00:28:13 What-- why you acting up today?
00:32:37 Can I have this dance, baby?
00:36:58 After 10 years, ain't you a saint?
00:42:22 president of the newly formed Black Swan Records
00:45:21 for Black Swan Records.
00:49:16 Marry me.
00:53:41 ¶ I ain't never loved but ¶
00:57:52 - It's gonna be all right. - Come on, niggers!
01:03:16 Langston Hughes is the greatest Negro poet of our time.
01:07:05 but why you gotta rub 'em in my face?
01:12:33 Must be smelling something.
01:17:21 Come on over here and give your daddy a hug.
01:23:59 - You-- - Don't touch me!
01:28:10 that formidable industrial titan
01:35:02 Now, this right here, this used to be my favorite.
01:39:28 Oh, unh-uh, that is too much.
01:43:14 so I put together every song you ever wrote and then some.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,533
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:43:14

Production Record

DirectorDee Rees
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,918