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MILES AHEAD is a wildly entertaining and moving exploration of one of 20th century music's creative geniuses, Miles Davis, featuring a career defining performance by Oscar nominee Don Cheadle in the title role. Working from a script he co-wrote with Steven Baigelman, Cheadle's bravura directorial debut is not a conventional bio-pic but rather a unique, no-holds barred portrait of a singular artist in crisis.
In the midst of a dazzling and prolific career at the forefront of modern jazz innovation, Miles Davis (Cheadle) virtually disappears from public view for a period of five years in the late 1970s. Alone and holed up in his home, he is beset by chronic pain from a deteriorating hip, his musical voice stifled and numbed by drugs and pain medications, his mind haunted by unsettling ghosts from the past.
A wily music reporter, Dave Braden (Ewan McGregor) forces his way into Davis' house and, over the next couple of days, the two men unwittingly embark on a wild and sometimes harrowing adventure to recover a stolen tape of the musician's latest compositions. Davis' mercurial behavior is fueled by memories of his failed marriage to the talented and beautiful dancer Frances Taylor (Emayatzy Corinealdi). During their romance and subsequent marriage, Frances served as Davis' muse. It was during this period that he released several of his signature recordings including the groundbreaking "Sketches of Spain" and "Someday My Prince Will Come."
The idyll however, was short lived. The eight-year marriage was marked by infidelity and abuse, and Frances was forced to flee for her own safety as Miles' mental and physical health deteriorated.
By the late '70s, plagued by years of regret and loss, Davis flirts with annihilation until he once again finds salvation in his art.
Original Release
03/20/2016
US Release
04/01/2016
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Don Cheadle | Miles Davis |
Ewan McGregor | Dave Braden |
Emayatzy Corinealdi | Frances Taylor |
Lakeith Stanfield | Junior |
Brian Bowman | Walter |
Michael Stuhlbarg | Harper / Harper Hamilton |
Christina Karis | Janice |
Brent Vimtrup | Dieter |
Michael Bath | Bartender |
Reginald Willis | Manager |
Directors
Writers
Don Cheadle, Steven Baigelman, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Don Cheadle | Miles Davis |
Ewan McGregor | Dave Braden |
Emayatzy Corinealdi | Frances Taylor |
Lakeith Stanfield | Junior |
Brian Bowman | Walter |
Michael Stuhlbarg | Harper / Harper Hamilton |
Christina Karis | Janice |
Brent Vimtrup | Dieter |
Michael Bath | Bartender |
Reginald Willis | Manager |
Montez Jenkins | Busboy |
Morgan Wolk | Erica |
Austin Lyon | Justin |
Nina Smilow | Tami |
Chris Grays | Buddy |
Amber Hawkins | Ava |
Mariah Means | Nora |
Ken Early | George |
Jeremy Dubin | Ken |
Shyra Thomas | George's Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Steven Baigelman | Executive Producer |
Mark Amin | Executive Producer |
Richard Beleson | Executive Producer |
Robert Beleson | Executive Producer |
Dawn Bierschwal | Executive Producer |
Tyler Boehm | Executive Producer |
Cheryl Davis | Executive Producer |
Erin Davis | Executive Producer |
Frances Davis | Executive Producer |
Cassian Elwes | Executive Producer |
Jonathan Gardner | Executive Producer |
Kevin Hart | Executive Producer |
William Hightower | Executive Producer |
Robert Lewis | Executive Producer |
Brian Pope | Executive Producer |
Stephen J. Rivele | Executive Producer |
Christopher Wilkinson | Executive Producer |
Cami Winikoff | Executive Producer |
Don Cheadle | Producer |
Robert Ogden Barnum | Producer |
Mark Cancelliere | Producer |
Frank Gehry | Producer |
Keith Goggin | Producer |
Sherri Goldman | Producer |
Charles Graham | Producer |
Anthony Harris | Producer |
Pamela Hirsch | Producer |
Michel Merkt | Producer |
Pras Michel | Producer |
Matt Mullenweg | Producer |
Darryl Porter | Producer |
Roberto Schaefer | Producer |
Dimitri Vorontsov | Producer |
Marlene Weller | Producer |
Vince Wilburn Jr. | Producer |
Lenore Zerman | Producer |
Alex Creswick | Producer |
Daniel Wagner | Producer |