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Cadillac Records Movie Synopsis
In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” 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 story of the blues in 1950s Chicago is told in Sony BMG Film’s Cadillac Records, a musical drama written and directed by TV veteran Darnell Martin.

Cadillac Records Movie Review and Critic
“Cadillac Records” comes from Sony Music Film, so it’s no surprise that the project is more a soundtrack in search of a movie than a film about the pre-eminent blues record label of the ’50s and ’60s and the fabulous artists who passed through its Chicago recording studio. Nevertheless, writer-director Darnell Martin has assembled a stellar cast to impersonate these artists both as characters and musicians. That starts with executive producer Beyonce Knowles, who performs dynamic versions of Etta James classics and delivers the dramatic goods as the troubled and badly addicted young woman who lives the blues she sings. A movie review and critic By Kirk Honeycutt

The second feature this year to focus on the same musicians, “Cadillac Records” takes a far broader approach than Jerry Zaks’ “Who Do You Love,”‘ which concentrated more on the conflicted character of Chess than on the artists he hired, promoted, profited from and, some say, exploited. In “Cadillac Records,” Adrien Brody cuts an appropriately oily figure as the man who founded Chess Records in 1956, while Wright delivers a performance of eloquent, simmering dignity as Waters — the first Chess star, one of the great vocalists in American music and the dramatic engine of Martin’s film. A movie review and critic By JOHN ANDERSON, Kevin Mambo

Cadillac Records Movie Trailer

Cadillac Records Data Information
Movie Title : Cadillac Records
Tagline : If you take the ride, you must pay the price.
Director : Darnell Martin
Writer : Darnell Martin
Movie Released : 5 December 2008 (USA)
Movie Genre : Drama | Musical
Plot Keywords: Coming Out | Israel | Lesbian | Jewish | Gay Interest
Cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Cedric the Entertainer, Beyoncé Knowles, Columbus Short

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