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Cast
Adrien Brody | As: Leonard Chess | |
Jeffrey Wright | As: Muddy Waters | |
Gabrielle Union | As: Geneva Wade | |
Columbus Short | As: Little Walter | |
Cedric the Entertainer | As: Willie Dixon |
Storyline
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.
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Certification: | 18 |
Cast
Adrien Brody |
Leonard Chess |
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Jeffrey Wright |
Muddy Waters |
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Gabrielle Union |
Geneva Wade |
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Columbus Short |
Little Walter |
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Cedric the Entertainer |
Willie Dixon |
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Emmanuelle Chriqui |
Revetta Chess |
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Eamonn Walker |
Howlin' Wolf |
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Tammy Blanchard |
Isabelle Allen |
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Eric Bogosian |
Alan Freed |
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Norman Reedus |
Chess Engineer |
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Yasiin Bey |
Chuck Berry |
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Beyoncé |
Etta James |
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Josh Alscher |
Mick Jagger |
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Tim Bellow |
Man in the Caddy |
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Tony Bentley |
Lomax |
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Marc Bonan |
Keith Richards |
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Douglas Crosby |
Policeman (Little Walter beating) |
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Dexter Darden |
Geneva's Teenage Son |
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Veronika Dash |
Blonde Girl |
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Sean Shyboy Davis |
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter |
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Eshaya Draper |
Charles Waters |
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Christopher Durham |
Policeman (with Chuck Berry) |
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Shiloh Fernandez |
Phil Chess |
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Jill Flint |
Shelly Feder |
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Erik Frandsen |
Engineer - Present Day |
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Gano Grills |
Slick Pimp |
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Suzette Gunn |
Minnie Ripperton |
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Jordan Haynes |
Pot Strong |
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William Hill |
Policeman (with the Stones) |
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Mike Hodge |
Bartender |
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Tyler Humphrey |
Muddy - Age 6 |
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Osas Ighodaro |
Maid |
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Kevin Jackson |
Mysterious Black Man |
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Albert Jones |
Hubert Sumlin |
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Rayan Lawrence |
Harmonica Player |
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Chyna Layne |
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita |
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Kevin Mambo |
Jimmy Rogers |
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Aaron Munoz |
Manager |
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Wade Mylius |
Bouncer |
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Rebecca Pappa |
Another Blonde |
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Jonathan Earl Peck |
Man Who Rolled 7 |
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Q-Tip |
Hip Hop Artist |
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Ginnie Randall |
Muddy's Grandmother |
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Ashlee Ray |
Muddy's Floozy #1 |
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Jake Robards |
Producer - Present Day |
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Jay O. Sanders |
Mr. Feder |
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Samuel Smith |
Guitarist |
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Valence Thomas |
James Cotton |
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Carmen Ziina Vasquez |
Muddy's Floozy #2 |
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Isiah Whitlock Jr. |
Mississippi DJ |
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Kade Alexie |
Guitar Player (uncredited) |
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Kandé Amadou |
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Angelina Aucello |
Teenybopper (uncredited) |
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Lawrence P. Beron |
Overseer (uncredited) |
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Ryan Curtis |
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Vincent D'Onofrio |
Mississippi DJ (uncredited) |
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Seth Donavan |
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited) |
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John Farrer |
Etta's Violinist (uncredited) |
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Doug W. Goldman |
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited) |
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Evan Hart |
Young Lover (uncredited) |
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Tiffany M. Johnson |
Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Vianca Johnson |
Field Worker (uncredited) |
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Andrew Kaempfer |
Chicago Cop (uncredited) |
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Tony Lawson |
Vendor (uncredited) |
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Rege Lewis |
Bystander (uncredited) |
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Malikha Mallette |
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Cerrone May |
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited) |
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Adaku Ononogbo |
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Catherine Pierce |
Shocked Bystander (uncredited) |
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Stephen Seidel |
Officer Brown (uncredited) |
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Derrick Simmons |
Dice Player (uncredited) |
Directed By
Darnell Martin |
Director |
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Melissa Kalbfus |
Script Supervisor |
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Jonathan Starch |
First Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Darnell Martin |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Andrew Lack |
Producer |
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Sofia Sondervan |
Producer |
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Beyoncé |
Executive Producer |
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Marc Levin |
Executive Producer |
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Scott Cameron |
Co-Producer |
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Petra Hoebel |
Co-Producer |
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Petra Hoebel |
Unit Production Manager |
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Ronnie Kupferwasser |
Location Manager |
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Edited By
Peter C. Frank |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Johnetta Boone |
Costume Design |
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Marjorie Durand |
Makeup Department Head |
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Jeffrey Rebelo |
Hair Department Head |
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Sound
Terence Blanchard |
Original Music Composer |
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Steve Jordan |
Original Music Composer |
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Brice Winston |
Musician |
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Cate Montana |
ADR Editor |
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Cate Montana |
Dialogue Editor |
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David Briggs |
ADR Editor |
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David Briggs |
Dialogue Editor |
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Lewis Goldstein |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Lewis Goldstein |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Rachel Chancey |
Foley Supervisor |
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Chris Navarro |
ADR Mixer |
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Nathan Lindsey |
ADR Recordist |
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Teferra McKenzie |
Boom Operator |
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Mark Filip |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Rusty Dunn |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Jeff Pullman |
Sound Mixer |
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Beth Rosenblatt |
Music Supervisor |
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John Carbonara |
Music Editor |
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Visual Effects
Robert Lopuski |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
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Camera
Anastas N. Michos |
Director of Photography |
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Eric Liebowitz |
Still Photographer |
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Lighting
Art Department
Linda Burton |
Production Design |
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Nicolas Locke |
Art Direction |
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Leni Calas |
Property Master |
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Stephan Roux |
Location Scout |
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Other Crew
Naomi Peters |
Stunts |
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Samantha MacIvor |
Stunts |
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Blaise Corrigan |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Stephen A. Pope |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Drew Jiritano |
Special Effects Coordinator |
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Jalil Jay Lynch |
Stunt Double |
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Bobby Beckles |
Stunts |
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Jeremy Sample |
Stunts |
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Bob Colletti |
Stunts |
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Derrick Simmons |
Stunts |
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Keith Siglinger |
Stunts |
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Hugues Faustin |
Stunts |
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