Cadillac Records

Director: Darnell Martin Darnell Martin

Overview

The story of the blues in 1950s Chicago is told in Sony BMG Film's Cadillac Records, a musical drama written and directed by TV veteran Darnell Martin. The film stars Adrien Brody as Chess Records founder Leonard Chess, with Jeffrey Wright portraying R&B legend Muddy Waters, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon, Beyonc? Knowles as Etta James, and Mos Def doing his best Chuck Berry.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2009
UPC:	0043396294660
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	R
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:49:00
Sales rank:	18,563

Special Features

Closed Caption; Deleted scenes; "Playing Chess: The Making of Cadillac Records"; "Once Upon a Blues: Cadillac Records by Design"; Commentary with writer/director Darnell Martin

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Adrien Brody	Leonard Chess
Beyoncé Knowles	Etta James
Emmanuelle Chriqui	Revetta Chess
Gabrielle Union	Geneva Wade
Mos Def	Chuck Berry
Jeffrey Wright	Muddy Waters
Columbus Short	Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer	Willie Dixon
Eamonn Walker	Howlin' Wolf
Eric Bogosian	Alan Freed
Tammy Blanchard	Isabelle Allen,Composer
Shiloh Fernandez	Phil Chess
Valence Thomas	James Cotton
Jay O. Sanders	Feder
Jake Robards	Robert
Norman Reedus	Chess
Ginnie Randall	Muddy Waters' Grandmother
Natasha Ononogbo	Muddy Waters' Girlfriend
Kevin Mambo	Jimmy Rodgers
Malikha Mallette	Little Walter's Girlfriend
Chyna Layne	Juanita
Rayan Lawrence	Harmonica Player
Albert Jones	Hubert Sumlin
Suzette Gunn	Minnie
Jill Flint	Shirley Feder
Marc Bonan	Keith Richards
Tony Bentley	Lomax

Technical Credits

Darnell Martin

Darnell Martin	Director,Screenwriter
Kimberly R. Hardin	Casting,Casting
Beyoncé Knowles	Executive Producer
Marc Levin	Executive Producer
Sofia Sondervan	Producer
Andrew Lack	Producer