

05/12/2008
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.

Adrien Brody
as Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright
as Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union
as Geneva Wade

Columbus Short
as Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer
as Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui
as Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker
as Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard
as Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian
as Alan Freed

Norman Reedus
as Chess Engineer

Yasiin Bey
as Chuck Berry

Beyoncé
as Etta James

Josh Alscher
as Mick Jagger

Tim Bellow
as Man in the Caddy

Tony Bentley
as Lomax

Marc Bonan
as Keith Richards

Douglas Crosby
as Policeman (Little Walter beating)

Dexter Darden
as Geneva's Teenage Son

Veronika Dash
as Blonde Girl

Sean Shyboy Davis
as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter

Eshaya Draper
as Charles Waters

Christopher Durham
as Policeman (with Chuck Berry)

Shiloh Fernandez
as Phil Chess

Jill Flint
as Shelly Feder

Erik Frandsen
as Engineer - Present Day

Gano Grills
as Slick Pimp

Suzette Gunn
as Minnie Ripperton

Jordan Haynes
as Pot Strong

William Hill
as Policeman (with the Stones)

Mike Hodge
as Bartender

Tyler Humphrey
as Muddy - Age 6

Osas Ighodaro
as Maid

Kevin Jackson
as Mysterious Black Man

Albert Jones
as Hubert Sumlin

Rayan Lawrence
as Harmonica Player

Chyna Layne
as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita

Kevin Mambo
as Jimmy Rogers

Aaron Munoz
as Manager

Wade Mylius
as Bouncer

Rebecca Pappa
as Another Blonde

Jonathan Earl Peck
as Man Who Rolled 7

Q-Tip
as Hip Hop Artist

Ginnie Randall
as Muddy's Grandmother

Ashlee Ray
as Muddy's Floozy #1

Jake Robards
as Producer - Present Day

Jay O. Sanders
as Mr. Feder

Samuel Smith
as Guitarist

Valence Thomas
as James Cotton

Carmen Ziina Vasquez
as Muddy's Floozy #2

Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
as Mississippi DJ

Kade Alexie
as Guitar Player (uncredited)

Kandé Amadou
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Angelina Aucello
as Teenybopper (uncredited)

Lawrence P. Beron
as Overseer (uncredited)

Ryan Curtis
as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)

Vincent D'Onofrio
as Mississippi DJ (uncredited)

Seth Donavan
as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)

John Farrer
as Etta's Violinist (uncredited)

Doug W. Goldman
as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Evan Hart
as Young Lover (uncredited)

Tiffany M. Johnson
as Girlfriend (uncredited)

Vianca Johnson
as Field Worker (uncredited)

Andrew Kaempfer
as Chicago Cop (uncredited)

Tony Lawson
as Vendor (uncredited)

Rege Lewis
as Bystander (uncredited)

Malikha Mallette
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Cerrone May
as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)

Adaku Ononogbo
as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)

Catherine Pierce
as Shocked Bystander (uncredited)

Stephen Seidel
as Officer Brown (uncredited)

Derrick Simmons
as Dice Player (uncredited)
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