Rent Ballad in Blue (1965)
2.8 of 5 from 47 ratings
1h 25min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Making his only major film appearance, legendary soul singer, musician and composer Ray Charles helps transform the lives of a blind boy and his widowed mother in this poignant, uplifting film drama set in mid-1960's London. 'Ballad in Blue' sees Charles - who had lost his sight completely by the age of eight - performing some of his best-loved songs, including 'I Got a Woman', 'Hit the Road', 'Jack' and 'Busted'. During a performance for blind children, global star Ray Charles befriends David (Piers Bishop), a young boy who has recently lost his sight, and tries to help him come to terms with his condition. Then, during a world tour, Charles finds himself in Paris, where a surgeon is pioneering a radical procedure that could restore David's sight; he sets out not only to convince David's over-protective mother to allow her son to undergo the surgery, but also to reconcile her with her boyfriend, a struggling composer who seeks solace in alcohol. - Actors:
- Ray Charles, Tom Bell, Mary Peach, Dawn Addams, Piers Bishop, Betty McDowall, Lucy Appleby, Joe Adams, Robert Lee Ross, Anne Padwick, Monika Henreid, Brendan Agnew, Vernon Hayden, Leo McCabe, The Raelettes
- Directors:
- Paul Henreid
- Producers:
- Herman Blaser
- Writers:
- Paul Henreid, Burton Wohl
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Music & Musicals
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 88 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Colour:
- B & W
