Cadillac records [videorecording]
2009
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The tale of Chess records, home to some of the greatest rhythm 'n' blues artists the US ever produced, gets the Hollywood treatment in this biopic from director Darnell Martin. Following the story from 1947, when Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) opened up his small studio on the south side of Chicago, to the late 1960s, when changing tastes forced him to retire from the business, the film tells of the highs and lows in the lives and careers of Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Etta James (Beyonce Knowles), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Howlin' Wolf (Eamonn Walker), Willie Dixon (Cedric the Entertainer) and Little Walter (Columbus Short), as they deal with fame, sex, drugs, violence and racism in the changing America of the rock 'n' roll era.
Main title:
Cadillac records [videorecording] / producer, Andrew Lack; producer, Sofia Sandervan.
Author:
Martin, Darnell, directorBlanchard, Terence, musicBrody, Adrien, actorWright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965-, actorUnion, Gabrielle, actor
Imprint:
Sony Pictures Home Ent., 2009.
Collation:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : col.
Notes:
Rental copy.Made in 2008.Based on the story of the Chess record label.Credits: music, Terence Blanchard.DVDN.CDT60331.Credits: director, Darnell Martin; writer, Darnell Martin; music, Terence Blanchard.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Beyoncé Knowles, Eric Bogosian.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437791.43715
Language:
English
BRN:
961499
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