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Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

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Cadillac Records

2008

1h 49m

7.1(488 votes)

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Overview

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and 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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Geneva Wade

Columbus Short

Columbus Short

Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Alan Freed

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus

Chess Engineer

Creative team

Directed by: Darnell Martin
Written by: Darnell Martin
Produced by: Sofia Sondervan
Andrew Lack

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