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Cadillac Records

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.

2008 |1h 49m | Drama, History, Music

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Cast

Adrien Brody

Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

Geneva Wade

Columbus Short

Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

Alan Freed

Norman Reedus

Chess Engineer

Yasiin Bey

Chuck Berry

Beyoncé

Etta James

Josh Alscher

Mick Jagger

Tony Bentley

Lomax

Dexter Darden

Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash

Blonde Girl

Christopher Durham

Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez

Phil Chess

Jill Flint

Shelly Feder

Erik Frandsen

Engineer - Present Day

Gano Grills

Slick Pimp

Suzette Gunn

Minnie Ripperton

William Hill

Policeman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge

Bartender

Tyler Humphrey

Muddy - Age 6

Osas Ighodaro

Maid

Kevin Jackson

Mysterious Black Man

Albert Jones

Hubert Sumlin

Rayan Lawrence

Harmonica Player

Chyna Layne

Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Kevin Mambo

Jimmy Rogers

Aaron Munoz

Manager

Wade Mylius

Bouncer

Q-Tip

Hip Hop Artist

Jake Robards

Producer - Present Day

Jay O. Sanders

Mr. Feder

Samuel Smith

Guitarist

Valence Thomas

James Cotton

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Mississippi DJ

Angelina Aucello

Teenybopper (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio

Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Seth Donavan

Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

Evan Hart

Young Lover (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer

Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Rege Lewis

Bystander (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons

Dice Player (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$8,880,045.00