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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Classical in form, earnest, grave and nostalgic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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“Is Muddy Waters the real protagonist?”
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Cast
- Adrien BrodyLeonard Chess
- Jeffrey WrightMuddy Waters
- Gabrielle UnionGeneva Wade
- Columbus ShortLittle Walter
- Cedric the EntertainerWillie Dixon
- Emmanuelle ChriquiRevetta Chess
- Eamonn WalkerHowlin' Wolf
- Tammy BlanchardIsabelle Allen
- Eric BogosianAlan Freed
- Norman ReedusChess Engineer
Crew
- Darnell MartinDirector
- Darnell MartinWriter
- Anastas N. MichosDirector of Photography
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
- Steve JordanOriginal Music Composer
- Peter C. FrankEditor
- Sofia SondervanProducer
- Andrew LackProducer
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