Cadillac Records

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.

1h 49m2008RTMDb 7.1

DramaHistoryMusic

English

Crew and Cast

Darnell Martin

Darnell MartinDirector

Adrien Brody

Adrien BrodyLeonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey WrightMuddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle UnionGeneva Wade

Columbus Short

Columbus ShortLittle Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the EntertainerWillie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle ChriquiRevetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn WalkerHowlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy BlanchardIsabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

Eric BogosianAlan Freed

Norman Reedus

Norman ReedusChess Engineer

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin BeyChuck Berry

Beyoncé

BeyoncéEtta James

Josh Alscher

Josh AlscherMick Jagger

Tim BellowMan in the Caddy

Tony Bentley

Tony BentleyLomax

Marc BonanKeith Richards

Douglas CrosbyPoliceman (Little Walter beating)

Dexter Darden

Dexter DardenGeneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash

Veronika DashBlonde Girl

Sean Shyboy DavisToothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Eshaya DraperCharles Waters

Christopher Durham

Christopher DurhamPoliceman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez

Shiloh FernandezPhil Chess

Jill Flint

Jill FlintShelly Feder

Erik Frandsen

Erik FrandsenEngineer · Present Day

Gano Grills

Gano GrillsSlick Pimp

Suzette Gunn

Suzette GunnMinnie Ripperton

Jordan HaynesPot Strong

William Hill

William HillPoliceman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge

Mike HodgeBartender

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.

Parkwood Entertainment

Cadillac Records poster

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 5 December 2008
Runtime: 1h 49m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 7.1 / 10 (495 votes)

Production

Director: Darnell Martin
Writers: Darnell Martin
Studios: Parkwood Entertainment
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $12.0M
Revenue: $8.9M
Profit: $3.1M loss
Return: 0.7×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English