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Ballad in Blue

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A blind musician (Ray Charles) helps a British boy adjust to becoming sightless.
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David Cornelius DVDTalk.com Charles is essentially a supporting character in his own movie. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 27, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The biggest flaw of this Ray Charles film, starting the musician as himself, is that there isn't enough Ray to sustain it. The main focus shifts from Ray to a blind boy and his mother, and then onto the mothers boyfriend who gets a job with Charles. The British family and the blind child aren't awful, but they aren't terribly interesting...and the real draw of the film is Ray Charles and his music, but they are practically background noise in the final picture...which is a shame. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Paul Henreid

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Ray Charles

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Tom Bell

Steve Collins

Mary Peach

Peggy Harrison

Dawn Addams

Gina Graham

Piers Bishop

David
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Synopsis A blind musician (Ray Charles) helps a British boy adjust to becoming sightless.
Director
Paul Henreid
Screenwriter
Burton Wohl
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 12, 2010
Runtime
1h 28m
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