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05/12/2008 Drama, History, Music 1h 49m
70
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Overview

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.

  1. Darnell Martin

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Adrien Brody

    Leonard Chess

  2. Jeffrey Wright

    Muddy Waters

  3. Gabrielle Union

    Geneva Wade

  4. Columbus Short

    Little Walter

  5. Cedric the Entertainer

    Willie Dixon

  6. Emmanuelle Chriqui

    Revetta Chess

  7. Eamonn Walker

    Howlin' Wolf

  8. Tammy Blanchard

    Isabelle Allen

  9. Eric Bogosian

    Alan Freed

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,880,045.00

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