Cadillac Records
463 reviews
Drama/History
1h 49m
2008
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,...
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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.
- DirectorDarnell Martin
- Release5 December 2008
- Genre
- Duration1h 49m
- Budget$12,000,000
- Revenue$8,880,045
- Rate463 reviews
- Productions
Parkwood Entertainment
Cast

Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade

Columbus Short
Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed

Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer

Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry

Beyoncé
Etta James

Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger

Tony Bentley
Lomax

Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl

Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess

Jill Flint
Shelly Feder

Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day

Gano Grills
Slick Pimp

Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton

William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge
Bartender

Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6

Osas Ighodaro
Maid

Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man

Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin

Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player

Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers

Aaron Munoz
Manager

Wade Mylius
Bouncer

Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist

Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day

Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder

Samuel Smith
Guitarist

Valence Thomas
James Cotton

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Mississippi DJ

Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
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