1h 49m
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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
Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Beyoncé
Etta James
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
Tony Bentley
Lomax
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Aaron Muñoz
Manager
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)