Mahogany (film)

Mahogany
Movie poster by Bill Gold illustrated by Bob Peak.
Directed by	Berry Gordy
Written by	Bob Merrill John Byrum
Story by	Toni Amber
Produced by	Jack Ballard Rob Cohen
Starring	Diana Ross Billy Dee Williams Jean-Pierre Aumont Nina Foch Beah Richards Marisa Mell Anthony Perkins
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Peter Zinner
Music by	Michael Masser
Production company	Motown Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 8, 1975 (1975-10-08)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.