Cadillac Records Movie Overview

Cadillac Records - Overview

Genre: Drama, Other

Opened: Dec 05, 2008 Run Time: 1hr 48min

Cast: Adrien Brody Jeffrey Wright Beyonce Knowles Gabrielle Union

Director: Darnell Martin

Producer: Sofia Sondervan Andrew Lack

Executive Producer: Beyonce Knowles Marc Levin Petra Hoebel

Synopsis

Cadillac Records: In 1947 Chicago, Polish emigrant and bar owner Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) hires a blues combo that includes guitarist Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright) and harmonica player Little Walter (Columbus Short). Waters' and Walter's success leads to Chess' management of stars Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles), Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker), Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and others. Inevitably, business and personal lines blur as the sometimes-turbulent lives of the mus... Read More

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Box Office Data
# Weeks	5

# Total Gross	$8.1M

Additional Content for Cadillac Records

Trailers & Video Clips (14)

Trailer for the film based on true events of the history of Chess Records

Photos (26)

Cadillac Records

Domestic Theatrical Distributor:

Sony Pictures Releasing

Theatrical Distributor:

Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)

Theatrical Distributor:

Ster-Kinekor

Theatrical Distributor:

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

Production Company:

Sony BMG Film

Production Company:

Parkwood Pictures

Cast & Crew (12)

Adrien Brody

Jeffrey Wright

Beyonce Knowles

Reviews (38)

danpe..., Flixster

According to my friends who know a lot about the Delta Blues, Chess Records and Chicago, this is a very accurate historical film. That it's narrated by Willie D...

jjnxn, Flixster

Great music but a draggy diffuse screenplay weighs this down and makes it seem longer than it really is.

Cadillac Records - Overview