Movie: "Cadillac Records"

Release Date: Dec 2008 Genres: Romance / Music / Drama / Biography Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 15 nominations Runtime: 109 min 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) Mos Def (Chuck Berry) Beyoncé Knowles (Etta James) Tim Bellow (Man in the Caddy) Tony Bentley (Lomax) Lawrence P. Beron (Overseer) Tammy Blanchard (Isabelle Allen) Eric Bogosian (Alan Freed) Marc Bonan (Keith Richards) Wayne Cobham (Piano - Ettas Recording Recording Group) Ryan Curtis (Picnic Boyfriend) Veronika Dash (Blonde) Eshaya Draper (Charles Waters - 7 Years Old) John Farrer (Violinist - Ettas Recording group) Shiloh Fernandez (Phil Chess) Jill Flint (Shirley Feder) Doug W. Goldman (Trumpet - Ettas Recording group) Gano Grills (Slick Pimp) Suzette Gunn (Minnie) Evan Hart (Young lover) Osas Ighodaro (Vicky - Maid) Kevin Jackson (Mysterious Black Man) Albert Jones (Hubert Sumlin) Nate Jones (Etta's Recording Group) Rayan Lawrence (Harmonica Player) Chyna Layne (Juanita) Malikha Mallette (Little Walter's girlfriend) Kevin Mambo (Jimmy Rogers) Aaron Munoz (Manager) Anthony Del Negro (Bandstand Dancer) Natasha Ononogbo (Muddy Waters' Girlfriend) Ginnie Randall (Muddy Waters Grandmother) Norman Reedus (Chess) Jake Robards (Robert) Jay O. Sanders (Mr. Feder) Stephen Seidel (Officer Brown) Derrick Simmons (Dice Player) Valence Thomas (James Cotton) Dwan Dink Young (Drums - Ettas Recording group)

Storyline

In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows 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.