Nina Simone: The Legend

7.2

Genre: Documentary Music
Run time: 54 min
Premiere: 1992. June 13.

Director: Frank Lords
Writer: Frank Lords
Starring: Nina Simone Edney Whiteside Carol Waymon Mary-Kate Waymon

The Legend, on Nina’s life and music, was made in France by Frank Lords and it is told in large part by Nina Simone herself. It is an honest portrayal based on her autobiography “I Put A Spell On You,” that shows Nina at her mightiest and at her most vulnerable.