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Written and Directed by Darnell Martin, CADILLAC RECORDS chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. The film stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Mos Def as Chuck Berry and Beyonce Knowles as Etta James. Rounding out the cast are Gabrielle Union, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric The Entertainer, Eamonn Walker and Tammy Blanchard. Cadillac Records has been produced by Andrew Lack and Sofia Sondervan for Sony BMG Film and Executive Produced by Beyonce Knowles and Marc Levin.
In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950's Chicago, CADILLAC RECORDS follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter and Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Original Release
12/05/2008
US Release
12/05/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Alscher | Mick Jagger |
Tim Bellow | Man in the Caddy |
Tony Bentley | Lomax |
Tammy Blanchard | Isabelle Allen |
Eric Bogosian | Alan Freed |
Marc Bonan | Keith Richards |
Adrien Brody | Leonard Chess |
Cedric the Entertainer | Willie Dixon |
Emmanuelle Chriqui | Revetta Chess |
Douglas Crosby | Policeman (Little Walter beating) |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Alscher | Mick Jagger |
Tim Bellow | Man in the Caddy |
Tony Bentley | Lomax |
Tammy Blanchard | Isabelle Allen |
Eric Bogosian | Alan Freed |
Marc Bonan | Keith Richards |
Adrien Brody | Leonard Chess |
Cedric the Entertainer | Willie Dixon |
Emmanuelle Chriqui | Revetta Chess |
Douglas Crosby | Policeman (Little Walter beating) |
Dexter Darden | Geneva's Teenage Son |
Veronika Dash | Blonde Girl |
Sean Shyboy Davis | Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter |
Eshaya Draper | Charles Waters |
Shiloh Fernandez | Phil Chess |
Jill Flint | Shelly Feder |
Eric Frandsen | Engineer - Present Day |
Gano Grills | Slick Pimp |
Suzette Gunn | Minnie Ripperton |
Jordan Haynes | Pot Strong |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Beyonce | Executive Producer |
Marc Levin | Executive Producer |
Scott Cameron | Producer |
Petra Hoebel | Producer |
Andrew Lack | Producer |
Sofia Sondervan | Producer |
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Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2009 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Nominated |