Sid & Judy

Jun 26, 2019

1h 40m

★ 7.4

Overview

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Passion Pictures

Showtime Documentary Films

Sid & Judy Trailers

Cast

Sid Luft (voice)

Jon Hamm

Judy Garland (voice)

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Count Basie

Self (archive footage)

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

Mary Jane Gumm

Self (archive footage)

Virginia Gumm

Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

George Jessel

Self (voice)

Norman Jewison

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly

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