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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 label that produced blues and rock and roll legends like Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. The film is based on a true story, but takes some liberties with the facts and portrays the artists as flawed and troubled.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Darnell Martin
- 2008-12-05
Adrian Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def, and Beyoncé Knowles star in 'Cadillac Records,' a film following the turbulent lives of some t...
- 3 min
- 1.7M
- Beyoncé
"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.
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 ...
Learn about the true story of Chess Records, a music studio that recorded blues and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago. See the cast, crew, trivia, and user reviews of this movie.
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"Cadillac Records" chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Adrien Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter...
