Whitney

Jul 5, 2018

2h 0m

★ 7.4

All the music. All the stories. All the answers.

Overview

Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Lightbox Entertainment

Altitude Film Entertainment

Happy Street Entertainment

Whitney Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Whitney Houston

Self - Ex-Husband

Bobby Brown

Self - Mother

Cissy Houston

Self - Founder, Arista Records

Clive Davis

Self - CEO and President, Arista Records 2000-2004

L.A. Reid

Self - Actor

Kevin Costner

Self - Whitney's Cousin (archive footage)

Dionne Warwick

Self (archive footage)

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Self (archive footage)

Nelson Mandela

Self (archive footage)

Marvin Gaye

Self - Songwriter / Producer

Babyface

Self (archive footage)

Robyn Crawford

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