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Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008•1h 49m•7.1/10
DramaHistoryMusic

Ratings

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7.1/10(471)

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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Production

Parkwood Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

Chuck Berry

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Etta James

Josh Alscher

Josh Alscher

Mick Jagger

Tim Bellow

Man in the Caddy

Tony Bentley

Tony Bentley

Lomax

Marc Bonan

Keith Richards

Douglas Crosby

Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Dexter Darden

Dexter Darden

Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash

Veronika Dash

Blonde Girl

Sean Shyboy Davis

Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

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