SYNOPSIS

Cadillac Records” chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950’s Chicago, the film follows 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.

The film stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Mos Def as Chuck Berry and Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James. Rounding out the cast are Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric The Entertainer , Gabrielle Union, Eamonn Walker and Tammy Blanchard.


TRAILER


RELEASE DATE

February 20, 2009

DIRECTOR

Darnell Martin

WRITER

Darnell Martin

COMPANY

Sony Pictures Releasing

GENRE

Biography, Drama, Music, Romance

CERT

15

RUNTIME

109 minutes

IMAGES