Filmmakers
Above the lineDM
Director
Darnell Martin
DM
Screenplay
Darnell Martin
Writer
AM
Cinematography
Anastas N. Michos
Director of Photography
PF
Editing
Peter C. Frank
Editor
TB
Music
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
SJ
Music
Steve Jordan
Original Music Composer
LB
Production Design
Linda Burton
JB
Costume Design
Johnetta Boone
Cast
71AB
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
JW
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
GU
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
CS
Columbus Short
Little Walter
CE
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
EC
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
EW
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
TB
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
EB
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
NR
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
YB
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
B
Beyoncé
Etta James
JA
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
TB
Tim Bellow
Man in the Caddy
TB
Tony Bentley
Lomax
MB
Marc Bonan
Keith Richards
DC
Douglas Crosby
Policeman (Little Walter beating)
DD
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
VD
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
SD
Sean Shyboy Davis
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
ED
Eshaya Draper
Charles Waters
CD
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
SF
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
JF
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
EF
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
GG
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
SG
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
JH
Jordan Haynes
Pot Strong
WH
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
MH
Mike Hodge
Bartender
TH
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
OI
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
KJ
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
AJ
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
RL
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
CL
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
KM
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
AM
Aaron Muñoz
Manager
WM
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
RP
Rebecca Pappa
Another Blonde
JP
Jonathan Earl Peck
Man Who Rolled 7
Q
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
GR
Ginnie Randall
Muddy's Grandmother
AR
Ashlee Ray
Muddy's Floozy #1
JR
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
JS
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
SS
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
VT
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
CV
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
Muddy's Floozy #2
IJ
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Mississippi DJ
KA
Kade Alexie
Guitar Player (uncredited)
KA
Kandé Amadou
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
AA
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
LB
Lawrence P. Beron
Overseer (uncredited)
RC
Ryan Curtis
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
VD
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
SD
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
JF
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
DG
Doug W. Goldman
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
EH
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
TJ
Tiffany M. Johnson
Girlfriend (uncredited)
VJ
Vianca Johnson
Field Worker (uncredited)
AK
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
TL
Tony Lawson
Vendor (uncredited)
RL
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
MM
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
CM
Cerrone May
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
AO
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
CP
Catherine Pierce
Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
SS
Stephen Seidel
Officer Brown (uncredited)
DS
Derrick Simmons
Dice Player (uncredited)
Departments
47Production
- Scott CameronCo-Producer
- Petra HoebelCo-Producer
- BeyoncéExecutive Producer
- Marc LevinExecutive Producer
- Ronnie KupferwasserLocation Manager
- Sofia SondervanProducer
- Andrew LackProducer
- Petra HoebelUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Radium CheungCamera Operator
- Eric LiebowitzStill Photographer
Sound
- Cate MontanaADR Editor
- David BriggsADR Editor
- Chris NavarroADR Mixer
- Nathan LindseyADR Recordist
- Teferra McKenzieBoom Operator
- David BriggsDialogue Editor
- Cate MontanaDialogue Editor
- Rachel ChanceyFoley Supervisor
- John CarbonaraMusic Editor
- Beth RosenblattMusic Supervisor
- Brice WinstonMusician
- BeyoncéSongs
- Rusty DunnSound Effects Editor
- Mark FilipSound Effects Editor
- Jeff PullmanSound Mixer
- Lewis GoldsteinSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lewis GoldsteinSupervising Sound Editor
Art
- Nicolas LockeArt Direction
- Stephan RouxLocation Scout
- Leni CalasProperty Master
Costume & Make-Up
- Jeffrey RebeloHair Department Head
- Marjorie DurandMakeup Department Head
Visual Effects
- Robert LopuskiVisual Effects Supervisor
Crew
- Drew JiritanoSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Blaise CorriganStunt Coordinator
- Stephen A. PopeStunt Coordinator
- Jalil Jay LynchStunt Double
- Naomi PetersStunts
- Samantha MacIvorStunts
- Bobby BecklesStunts
- Jeremy SampleStunts
- Bob CollettiStunts
- Derrick SimmonsStunts
- Keith SiglingerStunts
- Hugues FaustinStunts
Directing
- Jonathan StarchFirst Assistant Director
- Melissa KalbfusScript Supervisor