Ray (2004)
Der junge, farbige und blinde Ray nimmt seinen ganzen Mut zusammen und geht als Teenager - völlig auf sich allein gestellt - nach Seattle, wo es ihm bald gelingt, in der damals angesagtesten Jazz-Szene Amerikas Fuß zu fassen. Er müht sich, seinen eigenen Musik-Stil zu finden. Gegen alle soziale Widerstände bekommt er schließlich bei Atlantic Records einen Schallplattenvertrag. So beginnt sein triumphaler Aufstieg zum gefeierten Weltstar. Doch es gibt auch zahllose Liebesaffären und Drogen...
Der Regisseur:
Taylor Hackford
Der Autor:
James L. White
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Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles |
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Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson |
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Regina King as Margie Hendricks |
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Harry Lennix as Joe Adams |
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Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown |
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Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman |
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Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson |
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C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson |
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Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun |
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Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler |
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Larenz Tate as Quincy Jones |
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Terrence Howard as Gossie McGee |
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David Krumholtz as Milt Shaw |
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Wendell Pierce as Wilbur Brassfield |
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Mary Ann Fisher |
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Chris Thomas King as Lowell Fulson |
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Thomas Jefferson Byrd as Jimmy |
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Rick Gomez as Tom Dowd |
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Denise Dowse as Marlene |
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Warwick Davis as Oberon |
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Patrick Bauchau as Dr. Hacker |
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Robert Wisdom as Jack Lauderdale |
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Kurt Fuller as Sam Clark |
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Jedda Jones as Mercedes |
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Gary Grubbs as Billy Ray |
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Carol Sutton as Eula |
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Paula Jai Parker as Ruth Brown |
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Eric O'Neal Jr. as Ray Charles Jr. - 5-6 Yrs. |
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Tequan Richmond as Ray Charles Jr. - 9-10 Yrs. |
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Ayanna Tatum as Woman in Sandpiper Lounge (uncredited) |
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Afemo Omilami as Angry Husband |
| Directing | Taylor Hackford | Director |
| Writing | James L. White | Screenplay |
| Production | Stuart Benjamin | Producer |
| Production | Howard Baldwin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Barbara A. Hall | Line Producer |
| Sound | Craig Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Stephen Altman | Production Design |
| Sound | Curt Sobel | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Production | William J. Immerman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Writing | Taylor Hackford | Story |
| Art | Scott Plauche | Art Direction |
| Production | Alise Benjamin | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Karen Baker Landers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Writing | James L. White | Story |
| Art | Maria Nay | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Per Hallberg | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Camera | Paweł Edelman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Karen Elise Baldwin | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Production | Jaime Rucker King | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nick Morton | Co-Producer |
| Production | Ray Charles Robinson Jr. | Co-Producer |
| Production | Yvonne Yaconelli | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Mary Frances Eglin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stacye P. Branche | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Jeff Galpin | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Art | John Bucklin | Supervising Art Director |
| Sound | Bruce Tanis | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dino DiMuro | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Anthony Maccario | Property Master |
| Sound | Scott Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Peter Staubli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Michelle Pazer | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Frederick H. Stahly | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Anna MacKenzie | ADR Editor |
| Directing | Raymond Prado | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Directing | Jerry Grandey | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Bob Beemer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Scott Millan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Steve Cantamessa | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Brown | Additional Hairstylist |