

Overview
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.
Top Cast

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
Key Film Crew
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