Director : Darnell Martin
Release Date : 5 December 2008 (USA)
Genre : Drama, Music, Romance
Cast : (Credited cast) , Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess, Eamonn Walker as Howlin’ Wolf, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James rest of cast listed alphabetically: , Tim Bellow as Man in the Caddy, Tony Bentley as Lomax, Lawrence P. Beron as Overseer, Tammy Blanchard as Isabelle Allen, Eric Bogosian as Alan Freed, Marc Bonan as Keith Richards, Wayne Cobham as Piano – Ettas Recording Recording Group, Ryan Curtis as Picnic Boyfriend, Veronika Dash as Blonde, Eshaya Draper as Charles Waters – 7 Years Old, John Farrer as Violinist – Ettas Recording group, Shiloh Fernandez as Phil Chess, Jill Flint as Shirley Feder, Doug W. Goldman as Trumpet – Ettas Recording group, Gano Grills as Slick Pimp, Suzette Gunn as Minnie, Evan Hart as Young lover, Osas Ighodaro as Vicky – Maid, Kevin Jackson as Mysterious Black Man, Albert Jones as Hubert Sumlin, Nate Jones as Etta’s Recording Group, Rayan Lawrence as Harmonica Player, Chyna Layne as Juanita, Malikha Mallette as Little Walter’s girlfriend, Kevin Mambo as Jimmy Rogers, Anthony Del Negro as Bandstand Dancer, Natasha Ononogbo as Muddy Waters’ Girlfriend, Ginnie Randall as Muddy Waters Grandmother, Norman Reedus as Chess, Jake Robards as Robert, Jay O. Sanders as Mr. Feder, Stephen Seidel as Officer Brown, Derrick Simmons as Dice Player, Valence Thomas as James Cotton, Dwan Dink Young as Drums – Ettas Recording group
Plot : Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Run Time : 109 min
Country : USA
MPAA : Rated R for pervasive language and some sexuality.
Language : English
Filming Locations : Louisiana, USA
Company : Parkwood Pictures
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Tag Lines : If you take the ride, you must pay the price.
Follow the beat to its source.
Plot Summary : In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
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