Backdrop

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

Videos

Cast

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Adrien Brody

Leonard Chess

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Jeffrey Wright

Muddy Waters

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Gabrielle Union

Geneva Wade

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Columbus Short

Little Walter

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Cedric the Entertainer

Willie Dixon

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Emmanuelle Chriqui

Revetta Chess

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Eamonn Walker

Howlin' Wolf

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Tammy Blanchard

Isabelle Allen

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Eric Bogosian

Alan Freed

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Norman Reedus

Chess Engineer

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Yasiin Bey

Chuck Berry

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Beyoncé

Etta James

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Josh Alscher

Mick Jagger

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Tony Bentley

Lomax

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Dexter Darden

Geneva's Teenage Son

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Veronika Dash

Blonde Girl

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Christopher Durham

Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

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Shiloh Fernandez

Phil Chess

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Jill Flint

Shelly Feder

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Erik Frandsen

Engineer - Present Day

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Gano Grills

Slick Pimp

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Suzette Gunn

Minnie Ripperton

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William Hill

Policeman (with the Stones)

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Mike Hodge

Bartender

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Tyler Humphrey

Muddy - Age 6

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Osas Ighodaro

Maid

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Kevin Jackson

Mysterious Black Man

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Albert Jones

Hubert Sumlin

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Rayan Lawrence

Harmonica Player

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Chyna Layne

Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

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Kevin Mambo

Jimmy Rogers

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Aaron Munoz

Manager

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Wade Mylius

Bouncer

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Q-Tip

Hip Hop Artist

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Jake Robards

Producer - Present Day

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Jay O. Sanders

Mr. Feder

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Samuel Smith

Guitarist

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Valence Thomas

James Cotton

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Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Mississippi DJ

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Angelina Aucello

Teenybopper (uncredited)

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

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Seth Donavan

Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

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Evan Hart

Young Lover (uncredited)

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Andrew Kaempfer

Chicago Cop (uncredited)

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Rege Lewis

Bystander (uncredited)

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Malikha Mallette

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$8,880,045.00