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- Release date: December 5, 2008
- Director-screenwriter: Darnell Martin
- Producers: Sofia Sondervan, Andrew Lack
- Executive Producers: Beyonce Knowles, Marc Levin
- Distributor: Sony Music Film/Parkwood Pictures
- Music Producer: Terrence Blanchard
- Length: 109 minutes
- MPAA Rating: R
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Cadillac Records portrays the rise and fall of the Chicago blues record label of the same name that passed through many famous singers during the 1950s. Reviews for the film point out the excellent soundtrack and strong performances from the core cast.
Indie Wire contributor Nick Pinkerton writes that the film is largely "alloyed by uniformly high performances and extravagant emotion".Indie Wire: Darnell Martin's Cadillac Records (December 1, 2008) From The Hollywood Reporter, Kirk Honeycutt says that the film is "musically satisfying" but stays on the superficial level of the "pivotal period in American musical history".The Hollywood Reporter: Film Review: Cadillac Records (November 25, 2008)
Cast
- Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess
- Mos Def as Chuck Berry
- Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess
- Beyonce Knowles as Etta James
- Gabrielle Union as Geneva Wade
- Columbus Short as Little Walter
- Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon
- Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters
- Eamonn Walker as Howlin' Wolf
- Eric Bogosian as Alan Freed
- Marc Bonan as Keith Richards
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