Cadillac Records (2008)
Wanneer de joodse clubeigenaar Leonard Chess en de pas in het grote Chicago gearriveerde plantagearbeider en muzikaal talent Muddy Waters hun krachten besluiten te bundelen, is dit het begin van het legendarische blueslabel Chess Records. In het vervolg van de jaren '40 en '50 maken zij van de blues een populaire muziekstroming die met de komst van artiesten als Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry en Etta James zelfs rasoverschrijdend wordt. Helaas gaat het succes ook gepaard met de nodige interne strubbelingen zoals drugs, alcohol en overspel.
Regiseur: Darnell Martin
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Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess |
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Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters |
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Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade |
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Columbus Short as Little Walter |
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Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon |
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Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess |
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Eamonn Walker as Howlin' Wolf |
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Tammy Blanchard as Isabelle Allen |
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Eric Bogosian as Alan Freed |
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Norman Reedus as Chess Engineer |
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Yasiin Bey as Chuck Berry |
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Beyoncé as Etta James |
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Josh Alscher as Mick Jagger |
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Tim Bellow as Man in the Caddy |
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Tony Bentley as Lomax |
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Marc Bonan as Keith Richards |
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Douglas Crosby as Policeman (Little Walter beating) |
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Dexter Darden as Geneva's Teenage Son |
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Veronika Dash as Blonde Girl |
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Sean Shyboy Davis as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter |
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Eshaya Draper as Charles Waters |
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Christopher Durham as Policeman (with Chuck Berry) |
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Shiloh Fernandez as Phil Chess |
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Jill Flint as Shelly Feder |
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Erik Frandsen as Engineer - Present Day |
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Gano Grills as Slick Pimp |
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Suzette Gunn as Minnie Ripperton |
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Jordan Haynes as Pot Strong |
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William Hill as Policeman (with the Stones) |
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Mike Hodge as Bartender |
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Tyler Humphrey as Muddy - Age 6 |
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Osas Ighodaro as Maid |
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Kevin Jackson as Mysterious Black Man |
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Albert Jones as Hubert Sumlin |
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Rayan Lawrence as Harmonica Player |
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Chyna Layne as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita |
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Kevin Mambo as Jimmy Rogers |
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Aaron Muñoz as Manager |
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Wade Mylius as Bouncer |
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Rebecca Pappa as Another Blonde |
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Jonathan Earl Peck as Man Who Rolled 7 |
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Q-Tip as Hip Hop Artist |
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Ginnie Randall as Muddy's Grandmother |
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Ashlee Ray as Muddy's Floozy #1 |
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Jake Robards as Producer - Present Day |
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Jay O. Sanders as Mr. Feder |
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Samuel Smith as Guitarist |
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Valence Thomas as James Cotton |
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Carmen Ziina Vasquez as Muddy's Floozy #2 |
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Mississippi DJ |
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Kade Alexie as Guitar Player (uncredited) |
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Kandé Amadou as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Angelina Aucello as Teenybopper (uncredited) |
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Lawrence P. Beron as Overseer (uncredited) |
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Ryan Curtis as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Vincent D'Onofrio as Mississippi DJ (uncredited) |
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Seth Donavan as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited) |
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John Farrer as Etta's Violinist (uncredited) |
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Doug W. Goldman as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited) |
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Evan Hart as Young Lover (uncredited) |
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Tiffany M. Johnson as Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Vianca Johnson as Field Worker (uncredited) |
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Andrew Kaempfer as Chicago Cop (uncredited) |
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Tony Lawson as Vendor (uncredited) |
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Rege Lewis as Bystander (uncredited) |
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Malikha Mallette as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Cerrone May as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited) |
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Adaku Ononogbo as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Catherine Pierce as Shocked Bystander (uncredited) |
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Stephen Seidel as Officer Brown (uncredited) |
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Derrick Simmons as Dice Player (uncredited) |
| Directing | Darnell Martin | Director |
| Writing | Darnell Martin | Writer |
| Crew | Naomi Peters | Stunts |
| Crew | Samantha MacIvor | Stunts |
| Camera | Anastas N. Michos | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew Lack | Producer |
| Production | Sofia Sondervan | Producer |
| Production | Beyoncé | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marc Levin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott Cameron | Co-Producer |
| Production | Petra Hoebel | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Blaise Corrigan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Terence Blanchard | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Steve Jordan | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Brice Winston | Musician |
| Sound | Cate Montana | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Cate Montana | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | David Briggs | ADR Editor |
| Sound | David Briggs | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rachel Chancey | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Nathan Lindsey | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Teferra McKenzie | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Mark Filip | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Rusty Dunn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Pullman | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Melissa Kalbfus | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johnetta Boone | Costume Design |
| Art | Linda Burton | Production Design |
| Art | Nicolas Locke | Art Direction |
| Editing | Peter C. Frank | Editor |
| Production | Petra Hoebel | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Leni Calas | Property Master |
| Camera | Eric Liebowitz | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Beth Rosenblatt | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | John Carbonara | Music Editor |
| Production | Ronnie Kupferwasser | Location Manager |
| Crew | Stephen A. Pope | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Robert Lopuski | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Drew Jiritano | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Jonathan Starch | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Durand | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeffrey Rebelo | Hair Department Head |
| Art | Stephan Roux | Location Scout |
| Crew | Jalil Jay Lynch | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bobby Beckles | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeremy Sample | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Colletti | Stunts |
| Crew | Derrick Simmons | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Siglinger | Stunts |
| Crew | Hugues Faustin | Stunts |
| Camera | 张镭 | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Beyoncé | Songs |