2008

1h 49m

7.1(452 votes)

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History

Music

Overview

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and 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.

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Cast & Crew

71 members

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Adrien Brody

Leonard Chess

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Jeffrey Wright

Muddy Waters

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Gabrielle Union

Geneva Wade

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Columbus Short

Little Walter

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Cedric the Entertainer

Willie Dixon

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Emmanuelle Chriqui

Revetta Chess

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Eamonn Walker

Howlin' Wolf

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Tammy Blanchard

Isabelle Allen

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Eric Bogosian

Alan Freed

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Norman Reedus

Chess Engineer

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Yasiin Bey

Chuck Berry

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Beyoncé

Etta James

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Josh Alscher

Mick Jagger

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Tim Bellow

Man in the Caddy

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Tony Bentley

Lomax

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Marc Bonan

Keith Richards

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Crew

Douglas Crosby

Policeman (Little Walter beating)

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Dexter Darden

Geneva's Teenage Son

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Veronika Dash

Blonde Girl

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Sean Shyboy Davis

Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

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Eshaya Draper

Charles Waters

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Christopher Durham

Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

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Shiloh Fernandez

Phil Chess

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Jill Flint

Shelly Feder

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Erik Frandsen

Engineer - Present Day

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Gano Grills

Slick Pimp

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Suzette Gunn

Minnie Ripperton

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Jordan Haynes

Pot Strong

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William Hill

Policeman (with the Stones)

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Mike Hodge

Bartender

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Tyler Humphrey

Muddy - Age 6

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Osas Ighodaro

Maid

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Kevin Jackson

Mysterious Black Man

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Albert Jones

Hubert Sumlin

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Rayan Lawrence

Harmonica Player

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Chyna Layne

Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

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Kevin Mambo

Jimmy Rogers

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Aaron Munoz

Manager

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Wade Mylius

Bouncer

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Rebecca Pappa

Another Blonde

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Jonathan Earl Peck

Man Who Rolled 7

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Q-Tip

Hip Hop Artist

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Ginnie Randall

Muddy's Grandmother

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Ashlee Ray

Muddy's Floozy #1

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Jake Robards

Producer - Present Day

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Jay O. Sanders

Mr. Feder

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Samuel Smith

Guitarist

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Valence Thomas

James Cotton

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Carmen Ziina Vasquez

Muddy's Floozy #2

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Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Mississippi DJ

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Kade Alexie

Guitar Player (uncredited)

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Kandé Amadou

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Angelina Aucello

Teenybopper (uncredited)

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Lawrence P. Beron

Overseer (uncredited)

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Ryan Curtis

Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

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Vincent D'Onofrio

Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

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Seth Donavan

Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

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John Farrer

Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

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Doug W. Goldman

Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

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Evan Hart

Young Lover (uncredited)

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Tiffany M. Johnson

Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Vianca Johnson

Field Worker (uncredited)

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Andrew Kaempfer

Chicago Cop (uncredited)

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Tony Lawson

Vendor (uncredited)

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Rege Lewis

Bystander (uncredited)

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Malikha Mallette

Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Cerrone May

Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

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Adaku Ononogbo

Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Catherine Pierce

Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

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Stephen Seidel

Officer Brown (uncredited)

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Crew

Derrick Simmons

Dice Player (uncredited)

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