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.

Cadillac Records
Directed by	Darnell Martin
Written by	Darnell Martin
Produced by	Sofia Sondervan Andrew Lack
Starring	Adrien Brody Beyoncé Jeffrey Wright
Narrated by	Cedric the Entertainer
Cinematography	Anastas Michos
Edited by	Peter C. Frank
Music by	Terence Blanchard Steve Jordan
Production companies	Sony Music Entertainment Parkwood Entertainment
Distributed by	TriStar Pictures
Release dates	November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24) (Egyptian Theatre) December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05) (United States)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$8.9 million[1]

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.