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Cadillac Records
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Title: Cadillac Records

Release Date: 5 Dec 2008

Runtime: 1h 49m

Genre: Drama, History, Music

Director: Parkwood Entertainment

Production Companies: Parkwood Entertainment

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (439 votes)

Cast

  • Leonard Chess: Adrien Brody
  • Muddy Waters: Jeffrey Wright
  • Geneva Wade: Gabrielle Union
  • Little Walter: Columbus Short
  • Willie Dixon: Cedric the Entertainer
  • Revetta Chess: Emmanuelle Chriqui
  • Howlin' Wolf: Eamonn Walker
  • Isabelle Allen: Tammy Blanchard
  • Alan Freed: Eric Bogosian
  • Chess Engineer: Norman Reedus
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