Mahogany (film)

Mahogany
Movie poster by Bill Gold
illustrated by Bob Peak.
Directed byBerry Gordy
Written byBob Merrill
John Byrum
Story byToni Amber
Produced byJack Ballard
Rob Cohen
StarringDiana Ross
Billy Dee Williams
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Nina Foch
Beah Richards
Marisa Mell
Anthony Perkins
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byPeter Zinner
Music byMichael Masser
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box office$5,000,000[2][better source needed]

Mahogany is a 1975 American romantic drama film directed by Berry Gordy and produced by Motown Productions. The Motown founder Gordy took over the film direction after British filmmaker Tony Richardson was dismissed from the film.[3] Mahogany stars Diana Ross as Tracy Chambers, a struggling fashion design student who rises to become a popular fashion designer in Rome. It was released on October 8, 1975. The soundtrack included the single "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", which peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January 1976.

  1. ^ Murphy, Mary (Jan 17, 1975). "MOVIE CALL SHEET: Gordy to Direct 'Mahogany'". Los Angeles Times. p. f18.
  2. ^ "Mahogany (1975) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ Gordy, Berry (1994). To Be Loved. New York, NY: Warner Books. p. 338. ISBN 0-446-51523-X.