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Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records2008

★7.1109 minDramaHistoryMusic

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.

Director

Writer

Score

Terence Blanchard Steve Jordan Beyoncé

Stars

Adrien Brody Jeffrey Wright Gabrielle Union

Cast71

Adrien Brody
as Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
as Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
as Geneva Wade
Columbus Short
as Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer
as Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker
as Howlin' Wolf
Tammy Blanchard
as Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
as Alan Freed
Norman Reedus
as Chess Engineer
Yasiin Bey
as Chuck Berry
Beyoncé
as Etta James
Josh Alscher
as Mick Jagger
T
Tim Bellow
as Man in the Caddy
Tony Bentley
as Lomax
M
Marc Bonan
as Keith Richards
D
Douglas Crosby
as Policeman (Little Walter beating)
Dexter Darden
as Geneva's Teenage Son
Veronika Dash
as Blonde Girl
S
Sean Shyboy Davis
as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
E
Eshaya Draper
as Charles Waters
Christopher Durham
as Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Shiloh Fernandez
as Phil Chess
Jill Flint
as Shelly Feder
Erik Frandsen
as Engineer - Present Day
Gano Grills
as Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn
as Minnie Ripperton
J
Jordan Haynes
as Pot Strong
William Hill
as Policeman (with the Stones)
Mike Hodge
as Bartender
Tyler Humphrey
as Muddy - Age 6
Osas Ighodaro
as Maid
Kevin Jackson
as Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones
as Hubert Sumlin
Rayan Lawrence
as Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne
as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Kevin Mambo
as Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Muñoz
as Manager
Wade Mylius
as Bouncer
R
Rebecca Pappa
as Another Blonde
J
Jonathan Earl Peck
as Man Who Rolled 7
Q-Tip
as Hip Hop Artist
G
Ginnie Randall
as Muddy's Grandmother
A
Ashlee Ray
as Muddy's Floozy #1
Jake Robards
as Producer - Present Day
Jay O. Sanders
as Mr. Feder
Samuel Smith
as Guitarist
Valence Thomas
as James Cotton
C
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
as Muddy's Floozy #2
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Mississippi DJ
K
Kade Alexie
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
K
Kandé Amadou
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
as Teenybopper (uncredited)
L
Lawrence P. Beron
as Overseer (uncredited)
R
Ryan Curtis
as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
John Farrer
as Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
D
Doug W. Goldman
as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Evan Hart
as Young Lover (uncredited)
T
Tiffany M. Johnson
as Girlfriend (uncredited)
V
Vianca Johnson
as Field Worker (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
as Chicago Cop (uncredited)
T
Tony Lawson
as Vendor (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
as Bystander (uncredited)
Malikha Mallette
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
C
Cerrone May
as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
C
Catherine Pierce
as Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
S
Stephen Seidel
as Officer Brown (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
as Dice Player (uncredited)

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