Cadillac Records

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The rise and fall of Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.

Cast
Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters
Beyonce Knowles as Etta James
Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade
Columbus Short as Little Walter
Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess
Cedric The Entertainer as Willie Dixon
Tammy Blanchard as Isabelle Allen
Dante 'Mos Def' Smith as Chuck Berry
Norman Reedus
Jill Flint as Shirley Adams
Chyna Layne as Juanita
Albert Jones as Hubert Sumlin

Detail Info
Director Darnell Martin
Writer Darnell Martin
Producer Beyonce Knowles, Sofia Sondervan
Music Howard Drossin, Terence Blanchard, Beth Amy Rosenblatt
Release Date Dec 5th, 2008 (wide)
Distributors Sony Pictures Releasing
Country US