CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 0h 57m · PG-13

Strange Fruit

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In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update

Directed byJoel Katz

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
May 20, 2002

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

Dorothy Thigpen

Self

Milton Gabler

Self

Farah Jasmine Griffin

Self

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

Self

Ethel Rosenberg

Ethel Rosenberg

Self

Julius Rosenberg

Julius Rosenberg

Self

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Self

Cassandra Wilson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Joel Katz

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