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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Darnell Martin
- written by
Cast
- Josh Alscher
- Mick Jagger
- Tim Bellow
- Man in the Caddy
- Tony Bentley
- Lomax
- Tammy Blanchard
- Isabelle Allen
- Eric Bogosian
- Alan Freed
- Marc Bonan
- Keith Richards
- Adrien Brody
- Leonard Chess
- Cedric The Entertainer
- Willie Dixon
- Emmanuelle Chriqui
- Revetta Chess
- Douglas Crosby
- Policeman (Little Walter beating)
- Dexter Darden
- Geneva's Teenage Son
- Veronika Dash
- Blonde Girl
- Sean Shyboy Davis
- Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
- Eshaya Draper
- Charles Waters
- Shiloh Fernandez
- Phil Chess
- Jill Flint
- Shelly Feder
- Eric Frandsen
- Engineer - Present Day
- Gano Grills
- Slick Pimp
- Suzette Gunn
- Minnie Ripperton
- Jordan Haynes
- Pot Strong
- 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
- Beyoncé
- Etta James
- Rayan Lawrence
- Harmonica Player
- Chyna Layne
- Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
- Kevin Mambo
- Jimmy Rogers
- Yasiin Bey
- Chuck Berry
- Aaron Munoz
- Manager
- Wade Mylius
- Bouncer
- Rebecca Pappa
- Another Blonde
- Jonathan Earl Peck
- Man Who Rolled 7
- Q-Tip
- Hip Hop Artist
- Ginnie Randall
- Muddy's Grandmother
- Ashlee Ray
- Muddy's Floozy #1
- Norman Reedus
- Chess Engineer
- Jake Robards
- Producer - Present Day
- Jay O. Sanders
- Mr. Feder
- Columbus Short
- Little Walter
- Samuel Smith
- Guitarist
- Valence Thomas
- James Cotton
- Gabrielle Union
- Geneva Wade
- Carmen Ziina Vasquez
- Muddy's Floozy #2
- Eamonn Walker
- Howlin' Wolf
- Isiah Whitlock Jr.
- Mississippi DJ
- Jeffrey Wright
- Muddy Waters
- Kade Alexie
- Guitar Player
- Kandé Amadou
- (Lil' Walter's) 50's sexy girl
- Angelina Aucello
- Teenybopper
- Lawrence P. Beron
- Overseer
- Wayne Cobham
- Piano - Etta's Recording Recording Group
- Ryan Curtis
- Picnic Boyfriend
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Mississippi DJ
- Seth Donavan
- Chuck Berry Concert Goer
- John Farrer
- Violinist - Etta's Recording Group
- Doug W. Goldman
- Trumpet - Etta's Recording Group
- Evan Hart
- Young Lover
- Tiffany M. Johnson
- Girlfriend
- Vianca Johnson
- Field Worker
- Andrew Kaempfer
- Chicago Cop
- Tony Lawson
- Vendor
- Rege Lewis
- Bystander
- Malikha Mallette
- Little Walter's Girlfriend
- Cerrone may
- Muddy's Band Member
- Adaku Ononogbo
- Muddy Waters' Girlfriend
- Catherine Pierce
- Shocked Bystander
- Elvis Presley
- Self
- Paul Saffioti
- Bill Wyman
- Stephen Seidel
- Officer Brown
- Derrick Simmons
- Dice Player
Produced By
- Beyoncé
- executive producer
- Scott Cameron
- co-producer
- Petra Hoebel
- co-producer
- Andrew Lack
- producer
- Marc Levin
- executive producer
- Sofia Sondervan
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Anastas N. Michos
- director of photography
Sound
- David Briggs
- adr editor / dialogue editor
- Jim Caruana
- sound engineer
- Rachel Chancey
- foley supervisor
- Stuart Deutsch
- sound mixer
- Rusty Dunn
- sound effects editor
- Mark Filip
- sound effects editor
- Lewis Goldstein
- re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
- Larry Hopkins
- sound mixer
- Richard Kamerman
- sound intern
- Allen Lau
- assistant sound editor
- B.J. Lehn
- sound mixer: Louisiana
- Nathan Lindsey
- adr recordist
- Teferra McKenzie
- boom operator
- Cate Montana
- adr editor / dialogue editor
- Chris Navarro
- adr mixer
- James Nichols
- sound consultant: Dolby
- Bill Orrico
- assistant sound editor
- David Pastecchi
- music playback
- Jeff Pinkus
- boom operator: Louisiana
- Jeff Pullman
- sound mixer
- Tom Ryan
- apprentice sound editor
Editing
Casting Director
- Kimberly Hardin
- Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- Nicolas Locke
- Art Director
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Barry Berger
- additional makeup artist
- Nikki I Brown
- assistant makeup: Louisiana
- Marjorie Durand
- department head makeup
- Jeong-Hwa Fonkalsrud
- makeup artist
- Kimberly Kimble
- hair stylist: Beyoncé Knowles
- Erwin H. Kupitz
- wig maker
- Tarsha Marshall
- hair stylist
- Eve Morrow
- makeup artist
- Jeffrey Rebelo
- department head hair
- Barbara Roman
- hair stylist
- Vincent Schicchi
- special effects makeup
- Tomasina Smith
- additional makeup artist
- Francesca Tolot
- makeup artist: Beyoncé Knowles
- Nicole Tucker
- key hair stylist
- Tony Ward
- assistant hair: Louisiana
- Tobe West
- key makeup assistant
- Colleen Wheeler
- background hair supervisor
- Louie Zakarian
- special effects makeup designer
- Christine Domaniecki
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Drew Jiritano
- special effects coordinator
- Ken Speed
- special effects coordinator: Louisiana
Visual Effects
- Jennifer Basnyat
- additional effects
- Katie Biese
- visual effects artist
- Chris Bremble
- representative: Base FX
- Molle DeBartolo
- digital intermediate coordinator
- Garman Herigstad
- cg supervisor
- Robert Lopuski
- visual effects supervisor
- Tom Mayclim
- scanner/recorder
- Nick Paulozza
- scanner/recorder
- Felix Xu
- visual effects artist
- Mark A. Kolars
- on-set supervisor
Assistant Director
- Scott August
- second assistant director: Louisiana
- Seth Hansen
- second second assistant director: Louisiana
- Tony Phillippe
- second assistant director
- Gary S. Rake
- second assistant director
- Maurice Sessoms
- second second assistant director
- Jonathan Starch
- first assistant director
- Rebecca Strickland Weathersby
- first assistant director: Louisiana
Production Management
- Petra Hoebel
- unit production manager
- Christopher Kenneally
- post-production supervisor
- Oak Porcelli
- production supervisor: Louisiana
- Melissa Roberts
- production supervisor: Louisiana
- Andrew Saxe
- assistant production manager
Art Department
- Jose Amor
- carpenter
- Maureen Angelos
- scenic shopman
- Paul Blanchard
- assistant props: Louisiana
- Gary Boesch
- carpenter
- Andrew W. Bofinger
- on-set dresser: Louisiana
- Krzysztof J. Bratun
- scenic foreman
- Eric Breaux
- set dresser: Louisiana
- Leni Calas
- property master
- Paul Camarro
- set dresser
- Gabu Camilo
- third prop
- Monique Champagne
- set decorator: Louisiana
- John J. Ciccimarro
- key carpenter
- Kaem Coughlin
- camera scenic
- Jim 'Bear' Davies
- set dresser
- Frank DeCurtis Jr.
- set dresser
- Eddie DeCurtis
- set dresser
- Frank DeCurtis
- set dresser
- Peter DeCurtis
- leadman
- Thomas A. Delillo
- leadman
- Mandie DeMeskey
- assistant property master
- Emily Gaunt
- charge scenic
- Jon Graubarth
- property master: Louisiana
- William Groom
- scenic artist
- John Jarhead Gorman
- set dresser
- David Jennings
- scenic shopman
- Steve Jones
- construction coordinator: Louisiana
- Michael Kall
- foreman carpenter
- Jonathan Kim
- props
- Beth Kuhn
- scenic artist
- Eric Kutner
- shop electric
- Matthew Milstein
- additional props
- Scotty Morris
- leadman: Louisiana
- Kate Noll
- art department production assistant
- Kevin C. Reidy
- key construction grip
- Pierre Rovira
- construction coordinator
- Luigi Scarcella-Perino
- storyboard artist
- Lee Shevett
- best boy construction grip
- Rodney Sterbenz
- on-set dresser
- Patrick Taistra
- construction grip
- Will Watkins
- art department coordinator
- Emily Whitaker
- set dresser: Louisiana
- Denis Zack
- set dresser
- Will Zinser
- art department assistant: Louisiana
Stunts
- Bobby Beckles
- stunt performer
- Bob Colletti
- stunt performer
- Blaise Corrigan
- stunt performer / stunt coordinator
- Hugues Faustin
- stunt performer
- Jalil Jay Lynch
- stunt double: Columbus Short
- Samantha MacIvor
- stunt performer
- Naomi Peters
- stunt performer
- Stephen A. Pope
- stunt coordinator
- Jeremy Sample
- stunt performer
- Keith Siglinger
- stunt performer
- Derrick Simmons
- stunt performer
Editorial
- Mitchell Ferm
- digital intermediate producer
- Joe Gawler
- senior digital intermediate colorist
- Chris Gennarelli
- colorist: dailies
- Saar Klein
- additional editor
- Jack Lewars
- digital intermediate assistant colorist
- Chris MacKenzie
- digital intermediate opticals
- Tom Mayclim
- digital intermediate scanner and recorder
- Patrick McGuinn
- project manager
- Jacob Robinson
- digital intermediate editor
- Jackeline Tejada
- assistant editor
- Joe Violante
- dailies advisor
Other
- Molly Albright
- special thanks
- Michael Allenby
- special thanks
- Steve Barnett
- special thanks
- Michael Berenbaum
- special thanks
- Steve Berkowitz
- special thanks
- Bob Berney
- special thanks
- Roger Blanc
- special thanks
- Marion Jacobs Diaz
- special thanks
- Marie Dixon
- special thanks
- Vicky Eguia
- special thanks
- Lisa Ellis
- special thanks
- Troy Germano
- special thanks
- Randy Gerston
- special thanks
- Steven Gorelick
- special thanks
- Erin Meri Hildebrand
- special thanks
- Etta James
- special thanks
- Jennifer Justice
- special thanks
- Mathew Knowles
- special thanks
- Jeff Koenig
- special thanks
- Toni Ann Mamary
- special thanks
- Joey Osisek
- special thanks
- Tino Passante
- special thanks
- Roman Polanski
- special thanks
- Andrew Ross
- special thanks
- Jay B. Ross
- special thanks
- Alex Ruiz
- special thanks
- David W. Schoner Jr.
- special thanks
- Emmanuelle Seigner
- special thanks
- Bob Sirott
- special thanks
- Artie Smith
- special thanks
- G.E. Smith
- special thanks
- Brad Southerton
- special thanks
- Matt Stringer
- special thanks
- Rob Stringer
- special thanks
- Andy Taub
- special thanks
- Susan Taub
- special thanks
- Michael Tedesco
- special thanks
- Andreanna Vinson
- special thanks
- Armilee Williams
- special thanks
Music Department
- Vincent Bennett
- session assistant
- Terence Blanchard
- conductor / musician: trumpet, piano and synths / orchestrator
- Chris Bubacz
- studio manager
- Robin Burgess
- session coordinator
- John Carbonara
- music editor
- Marshall Chess
- executive music producer
- Howard Drossin
- orchestrator
- Billy Flynn
- guitar
- Derrick Hodge
- musician: upright bass
- Jef Lee Johnson
- musician: electric and acoustic guitar
- Steve Jordan
- composer: additional score / composer: additional songs / music producer
- Ryan Kelly
- assistant music engineer
- Grégoire Maret
- musician: harmonica
- Anders Osborne
- guitar instructor: Louisiana
- Seda Ozen
- musician
- Beth Rosenblatt
- music supervisor
- Kendrick Scott
- musician: drums
- Bill Sims Jr.
- guitar instructor
- Angie Teo
- assistant music engineer
- Kim Wilson
- composer: additional score / composer: additional songs
- Brice Winston
- musician: saxophone
- Frank Wolf
- score mixer
Casting Department
- Michelle Adams
- casting assistant
- Gina Kent
- casting assistant
- Monique Link
- background casting associate
- Cicero Salmon III
- casting intern
- Winsome Sinclair
- background casting
Costume Department
- Arlynn Abseck
- key set costumer
- Alex Bovaird
- costume coordinator
- John Corbo
- key set costumer
- Mary Gierczak
- seamstress
- Eileen Goh
- set costumer
- Kirsten Mogg
- costumer
- Olivia Mori
- assistant costume designer
- Lauren Press
- assistant costume designer
- Brenda Rousseau
- seamstress
- Elisa Santiago
- set costumer
- Liz Staub
- costume supervisor: Louisiana
- Wendy Talley
- set costumer: Louisiana
- Elaine Varnes
- key costumer: Louisiana
- Deirdre N. Williams
- costume supervisor
- Leslie Yarmo
- assistant costume designer
Camera Department
- Gonzalo Amat
- additional photography
- Omeed Badkoobeh
- camera production assistant: Louisiana
- Daniel Beaman
- dolly grip: "a" camera
- Ruark Behan
- grip
- Zachary Bookout
- grip: Louisiana
- Danny Brazen
- key grip: Louisiana
- Craig Carter
- dolly grip: Louisiana
- Daniel Casey
- second assistant camera: "b" camera
- Radium Cheung
- gaffer
- Kathleen Corgan
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- Bryan DeLorenzo
- first assistant camera: "b" camera, Louisiana
- Patrick Ebanks
- grip: Louisiana
- Robert Foster
- camera operator: Louisiana
- Chris Frumkes
- lamp operator
- Craig Paul Harris
- lamp operator
- Michael J. Kammerer
- dolly grip: "b" camera
- Reid Kelly
- grip
- Graham Klatt
- grip
- Sal Lanza
- key grip
- Eric Liebowitz
- still photographer
- SiddeeQah Na'Imah Malik
- camera production assistant
- Derek J. Manganelli
- film loader
- Gerard Martin
- film loader: Louisiana
- Jim Mayo
- second crane operator: Louisiana
- Mike Montgomery
- grip
- Charlie Nauman
- second assistant camera: "b" camera, Louisiana
- Ed Nessen
- first assistant camera: "a" camera, Louisiana
- John Oliveira
- grip
- Michael P. Prisco Jr.
- best boy electric
- Gay E. Riedel
- lamp operator
- Thomas Ryan
- grip
- Chris Scarfi
- genny operator
- Mark Schmidt
- a camera operator / steadicam operator
- Wayne Sharp
- best boy grip: Louisiana
- Pierson Silver
- second assistant camera: "a" camera
- Shawn Stone
- grip: Louisiana
- Barry Strickland
- electric: Louisiana
- Jason Sutton
- hydrascope operator
- Jeff Taylor
- second assistant camera: "a" camera, Louisiana
- Greg Travis
- gaffer: Louisiana
- Shawna Travis
- electric: Louisiana
- Art Villasenor
- lead crane operator: Louisiana
- Earl Woods
- best boy electric: Louisiana
- Thomas Yostpille
- best boy grip
Location Management
- Orit Greenberg
- location scout
- Ronnie Kupferwasser
- location manager
- Ben LeDoux
- assistant location manager: Louisiana
- LeRoy McCarthy
- assistant location manager
- Brendan O'Rourke
- assistant location manager
- Stephan Roux
- locations scout
- Joe Sevey
- location scout
- Kim Wigger
- location assistant
- R. Bryan Wright
- location manager: Louisiana
Script Department
- Melissa Kalbfus
- script supervisor
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