Movie
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Overview
The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-04-24
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Passion Pictures, Showtime Documentary Films, Dogwoof
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Whitney Houston as Self (archive footage)
- Cissy Houston as Self - Whitney's Mother
- Bobbi Kristina Brown as Self - Whitney and Bobby Brown's Daughter (archive footage)
- Bobby Brown as Self (archive footage)
- Robyn Crawford as Self - Whitney's Closest Confidant (archive footage)
- John Russell Houston Jr. as Self (archive footage)
- David Roberts as Self - Whitney's Bodyguard
- Clive Davis as Self - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)
- Oprah Winfrey as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Mike Tyson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Serge Gainsbourg as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
- Nick Broomfield - Director
- Rudi Dolezal - Director
- Nick Broomfield - Writer
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