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.
5th December 2008
17 years ago
1 hour 49 minutes
Finishes at 1:05am
$12,000,000 ($14,881,200 today)
Revenue $8,880,045
6 wins & 22 nominations total
7/10
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