Directed by:
Darnell MartinScreenplay:
Darnell MartinCinematography:
Anastas N. MichosComposer:
Terence BlanchardCast:
Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Gabrielle Union, Norman Reedus, Beyoncé, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Cedric the Entertainer (more)VOD (1)
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Cadillac Records chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Adrien Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Willie Dixon (Cedric The Entertainer) and the great Etta James (Beyonce Knowles). In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Adrien Brody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428562_9adc8a.png)
Adrien Brody
USA
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
Detachment (2011)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
![Jeffrey Wright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141522_a5d79f.jpg)
Jeffrey Wright
USA
Best movies:
Casino Royale (2006)
Source Code (2011)
The Batman (2022)
![Columbus Short](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279926_7badb0.jpg)
Columbus Short
USA
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
War of the Worlds (2005)
The Losers (2010)
![Gabrielle Union](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/940/163940559_7d3277.png)
Gabrielle Union
USA
Best movies:
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
Neo Ned (2005)
Cadillac Records (2008)
![Norman Reedus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/654/160654730_679a1b.jpg)
Norman Reedus
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
8MM (1999)
![Beyoncé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748090_b0e2c5.jpg)
Beyoncé
USA
Best movies:
Beyonce's I Am... World Tour (2010) (concert)
Beyoncé: I Am... Yours (2009) (concert)
Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta (2006) (concert)
![Emmanuelle Chriqui](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002512_de0447.jpg)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Canada
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
![Eamonn Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/460/162460135_60bc54.jpg)
Eamonn Walker
UK
Best movies:
Lord of War (2005)
Unbreakable (2000)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
![Mos Def](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272205_254d10.jpg)
Mos Def
USA
Best movies:
Something the Lord Made (2004) (TV movie)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Monster's Ball (2001)
![Cedric the Entertainer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272643_3ad7a1.jpg)
Cedric the Entertainer
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Madagascar (2005)
![Tammy Blanchard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/371/371130_016168.jpg)
Tammy Blanchard
USA
Best movies:
Amish Grace (2010) (TV movie)
Moneyball (2011)
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
![Jay O. Sanders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272957_527192.jpg)
Jay O. Sanders
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Glory (1989)
Cadillac Records (2008)
![Eric Bogosian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272782_e153e1.jpg)
Eric Bogosian
USA
Best movies:
The Get Down (2016) (series)
Dolores Claiborne (1995)
Cadillac Records (2008)
![Shiloh Fernandez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386728_26bbf6.jpg)
Shiloh Fernandez
USA
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
Gardens of the Night (2008)
Red (2008)
![Jill Flint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280270_15f2e9.jpg)
Jill Flint
USA
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
Garden State (2004)
What Just Happened (2008)
Valence Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Notorious (2009)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Blind (2017)
![Dexter Darden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/669/161669037_f46db0.jpg)
Dexter Darden
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
The Maze Runner (2014)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
Chyna Layne
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
Precious (2009)
Five (2011) (TV movie)
Eshaya Draper
USA
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
A Thousand Words (2012)
College Road Trip (2008)
Kevin Jackson
Best movies:
Cadillac Records (2008)
Spider-Man (2002)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)