Cadillac Records / Tristar ; Head Hunters, Inc. ; Sony Music Film and Parkwood Pictures present ; a Sony Music Film production ; a film by Darnell Martin ; executive producers, Marc Levin, Beyoncé Knowles ; executive music producer, Marshall Chess ; produced by Andrew Lack, Sofia Sondervan ; written & directed by Darnell Martin.
Lack, Andrew (Andrew J.); Sondervan, Sofia.; Martin, Darnell.; Brody, Adrien.; Wright, Jeffrey.; Beyoncé, 1981-; Union, Gabrielle.; Short, Columbus, 1982-; Cedric, the Entertainer, 1965-; Chriqui, Emmanuelle, 1977-; Walker, Eamonn.; Mos Def (Rapper); Chess, Marshall, 1942-; Blanchard, Terence.; Tri-Star Pictures.; Head Hunters, Inc. (Firm); Sony Music Film (Firm); Parkwood Pictures (Firm); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
2009
PN1997.2 .C335 2009
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Title
Cadillac Records / Tristar ; Head Hunters, Inc. ; Sony Music Film and Parkwood Pictures present ; a Sony Music Film production ; a film by Darnell Martin ; executive producers, Marc Levin, Beyoncé Knowles ; executive music producer, Marshall Chess ; produced by Andrew Lack, Sofia Sondervan ; written & directed by Darnell Martin.
Uniform Title
Cadillac Records (Motion picture). French & English.
ISBN
1435953983
9781435953987
9781435953987
Publication Details
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009.
Language
English
Language Note
English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Duration
013900
Item Number
043396294660
00043396294660 gtin-14
043396294684
00043396294660 gtin-14
043396294684
Call Number
PN1997.2 .C335 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.4372
Distributor No.
29466 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Summary
Chess Records was located on the south side of Chicago. In 1947, it began recording blues music with Muddy Waters and Little Walter. This eventually gave birth to rock and roll in 1955 with Chuck Berry. Record producer Leonard Chess has an ear for this different type of music and believes he can cash in by signing up new talent such as songwriter Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and Etta James. Chess makes all of his artists part of his family and takes care of them. This is not easy since they spend a small fortune on booze, drugs, and the high life. When Chuck Berry goes to jail, Leonard is able to find another talented performer, Etta James, to take his place. In the late sixties, as their music goes out of favor, Leonard Chess gets out of the record business.
Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Program notes laid in container.
Program notes laid in container.
Access Note
For private home use only.
Credits
Director of photography, Anastas Michos ; editor, Peter C. Frank ; music producer, Steve Jordan ; original score, Terence Blanchard.
Performer
Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Beyoncé Knowles.
Cast
Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Beyoncé Knowles.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexuality.
System Details Note
DVD, NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English), Dolby Digital surround (French).
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD
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Added Corporate Author
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Special features: Optional audio commentary with writer/director Darnell Martin ; deleted scenes; [featurette:] Playing Chess: the making of Cadillac Records; [featurette:] Once upon a blues: Cadillac Records by design.