Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records is a 2008 American biographical drama movie. It was written and directed by Darnell Martin. It explores the musical era from the early 1940s to the late 1960s. It is about the influential Chicago-based record-company executive Leonard Chess, and a few of the musicians who recorded for Chess Records.

The movie stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Eamonn Walker as Howlin' Wolf, and Beyoncé as Etta James.

Release
The movie was released in North America on December 5, 2008 by TriStar Pictures.

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Category:2000s biographical movies
Category:2008 drama movies
Category:2008 musical movies
Category:American biographical movies
Category:American drama movies
Category:American musical movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:Movies based on real life events
Category:Movies set in Chicago
Category:Movies set in Mississippi
Category:Movies set in the 1950s