Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
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Cadillac Records is a 2008 American biographical drama film written and directed by Darnell Martin. The film explores the musical era from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, chronicling the life of the influential Chicago -based record-company executive Leonard Chess, and a few of the musicians who recorded for Chess Records .
Dec 5, 2008 · A movie about the rise and fall of Chess Records, a legendary blues and rock label in 1950s Chicago. Starring Beyoncé, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and more, the film features music by Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry and others.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Darnell Martin
- 2008-12-05
Dec 3, 2008 · "Cadillac Records" is an account of the Chess story that depends more on music than history, which is perhaps as it should be. The film is a fascinating record of the evolution of a black musical style, and the tangled motives of the white men who had an instinct for it.
Dec 5, 2008 · Cadillac Records is a biographical drama about the rise of Chess Records, a legendary blues label in Chicago. The film features Beyoncé, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright and other stars in a story of music, business and friendship.
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- Darnell Martin
- R
- Adrien Brody
Learn about the true story of Chess Records, a music studio that recorded blues and rock and roll legends in 1950s Chicago. See the cast, crew, trivia, and user reviews of this movie on IMDb.
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In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends. (Original...
