All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: If you take the ride, you must pay the price.
Cast: Adrien Brody … Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright … Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union … Geneva Wade
Columbus Short … Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer … Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui … Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker … Howlin' Wolf
Mos Def … Chuck Berry
Beyoncé Knowles … Etta James rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joshua Alscher … Mick Jagger
Tim Bellow … Man in the Caddy
Tony Bentley … Lomax
Lawrence P. Beron … Overseer
Tammy Blanchard … Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian … Alan Freed
Marc Bonan … Keith Richards
Wayne Cobham … Piano – Ettas Recording Recording Group
Ryan Curtis … Picnic Boyfriend
Veronika Dash … Blonde
Eshaya Draper … Charles Waters – 7 Years Old
John Farrer … Violinist – Ettas Recording group
Shiloh Fernandez … Phil Chess
Jill Flint … Shirley Feder
Doug W. Goldman … Trumpet – Ettas Recording group
Gano Grills … Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn … Minnie
Evan Hart … Young lover
Osas Ighodaro … Vicky – Maid
Kevin Jackson … Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones … Hubert Sumlin
Nate Jones … Etta's Recording Group
Rayan Lawrence … Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne … Juanita
Malikha Mallette … Little Walter's girlfriend
Kevin Mambo … Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Munoz … Manager
Anthony Del Negro … Bandstand Dancer
Natasha Ononogbo … Muddy Waters' Girlfriend
Ginnie Randall … Muddy Waters Grandmother
Norman Reedus … Chess
Jake Robards … Robert
Jay O. Sanders … Mr. Feder
Stephen Seidel … Officer Brown
Derrick Simmons … Dice Player
Valence Thomas … James Cotton
Isiah Whitlock Jr. … Black mississippi dj
Dwan Dink Young … Drums – Ettas Recording group
Plot: Chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists.
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations