Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
Directed By
- director
Written By
- screenplay by / story by
- story by
Cast
- Aretha Franklin
- C. L. Franklin
- Ted White
- James Cleveland
- Barbara
- Jerry Wexler
- Clara Ward
- Mama Franklin
- Carolyn Franklin
- Erma Franklin
- Cecil Franklin
- Ken Cunningham
- John Hammond
- Rick Hall
- Young Aretha
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Dinah Washington
- Young Carolyn
- Young Erma
- Young Cecil
- Tom Dowd
- Chips Moman
- Charlie Chalmers
- David Hood
- Jimmy Johnson
- Joe Arnold
- Spooner Oldham
- Roger Hawkins
- Tommy Cogbill
- Brenda
- Smokey (20 Years Old)
- Manager
- Jack Frank
- Alexander Hamilton
- Art Tatum
- Vanessa
- Male Reporter
- Interpreter
- Clarence (5 Years Old)
- Clarence (9 Years Old)
- Edward (3 Years Old)
- Edward (7 Years Old)
- Secretary
- Earline
- Vernon Johnson
- Oliver
- Party Guest
- Party Guest
- Party Guest
- Party Guest
- Trumpet Player
- Grieving Father
- Grieving Mother
- Teenager
- Mayor Cavanagh
- Jason
- Miss Gold
- Gloria Fisher
- Olga
- Ted Jr. (8 Years Old)
- Jackson
- Sam Cooke
- Young Black Man
- Young Black Man
- Black Singer
- Handsome Black Woman
- King Curtis
- Fan
- Police Officer
- Sydney Pollack
- Ted Jr. (2 Years Old)
- Spanish Reporter
- Cambodian Reporter
- Ted White's Prostitute
- New York Fan
- Church Choir Singer
- Reporter
- Concert Goer
- Elegant Guest
- Tambourine Player
- Cute Guy
- Church Guest
- Harlem House Party Guest
- Concert Fan
- Waiter
- Ralph Abernathy
- Conductor
- Security Guard / Ball Attendee
- Choir Director
- Party Girl
- Elegant Party Guest
- Choir Singer
- Concert Atendee
- Ahmet Ertegun Founder Atlantic Records
- Sam Cooke's Girlfriend
- Upscale Party Guest
- Photographer
- Looper
- Sharecropper
- A&R Exec
Produced By
- executive producer
- producer
- executive producer
- executive producer
- producer
- executive producer
- producer
- producer
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- director of photography
Sound
- sound utility: New York
- sound
- sound effects editor
- foley artist
- adr mixer
- adr mixer
- adr mixer
- adr mixer
- re-recording mixer
- adr editor
- adr mixer
- foley editor
- assistant sound editor
- foley mixer / foley recording engineer
- adr mixer
- production sound mixer: New York
- sound utility
- sound utility: New York
- boom operator
- adr mixer
- dialogue editor
- dialogue editor / supervising sound editor
- boom operator: New York
- production sound mixer: New York
- foley editor
- production sound mixer
- adr mixer
- adr mixer
- boom operator: New York
- assistant pre-recording engineer
- pro tools playback mixer
- sound/playback intern
- pro tools playback mixer: New York
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
- art director
- supervising art director
- art director
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- additional hair stylist
- hair stylist
- dental prosthetics
- key background makeup artist: New York
- key background hair stylist: New York
- key background makeup artist: New York
- key hair stylist
- hair stylist
- background hair stylist: New York
- key makeup artist
- makeup artist
- hair department head
- makeup artist
- background hair stylist: New York
- makeup artist
- makeup artist
- makeup department head
- background hair stylist: New York
- key background hair stylist: New York
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- background makeup artist: New York
- makeup artist
- makeup artist
- makeup artist
- makeup artist
- special makeup effects artist
- background makeup artist: New York
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- makeup artist
- hair stylist
- background makeup artist: New York
- hair stylist
- barber
- additional hair stylist
- additional hair stylist: crowd
- makeup artist
- additional hair stylist
- makeup artist
- additional makeup artist
- hair stylist
- assistant hair stylist
- additional hair stylist
- additional makeup artist
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- makeup artist
- additional makeup artist
- additional makeup artist
- additional crowd hair stylist
- barber
- additional hair stylist
- hair stylist: New York
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- hair stylist
- additional makeup artist
- hair stylist
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- special effects supervisor: New York
- special effects coordinator
- special effects supervisor: New York
- special effects foreperson: New York
- special effects technician
- special effects technician
- special effects coordinator: New York
- special effects foreperson
- special effects technician: New York
- special effects technician
Visual Effects
- matchmove & layout artist: Cinesite
- head of fx: Cinesite
- visual effects executive producer: Crafty Apes
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- roto artist: Gloss Creative Post
- motion capture: Cinesite
- paint and roto artist: Cinesite
- 3d supervisor: Crafty Apes
- visual effects production manager: Sandbox FX
- head of lighting: Cinesite
- dmp artist: Cinesite
- 3d department coordinator: Crafty Apes
- cg artist: Fuse FX
- visual effects coordinator: MAS Effects
- roto artist: Gloss Creative Post
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- lead compositing artist: Cinesite
- visual effects supervisor: SSVFX
- visual effects production assistant
- digital compositor: Sandbox FX
- fx artist: Crafty Apes
- lead visual effects artist: Otomo FX
- compositing supervisor: Cinesite
- look dev artist: Cinesite
- visual effects production assistant: Cinesite
- visual effects producer: Fuse FX
- visual effects production manager: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- modeller: Cinesite
- 3d compositor: Crafty Apes
- texture artist: Cinesite
- compositor: MAS Effects
- digital compositor: SSVFX
- modeller: Cinesite
- pipeline td: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- matte painter: Crafty Apes
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- roto lead: Gloss Creative Post
- visual effects lead: Gloss Creative Post
- visual effects producer: Otomo FX
- matte painter: MAS Effects
- layout artist: Cinesite
- modeller: Cinesite
- visual effects producer: MAS Effects
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects executive producer: Gloss Creative Post
- data io technician: Crafty Apes
- visual effects producer: Sandbox FX
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- lighting artist: Cinesite
- visual effects department manager: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Sandbox FX
- head of engineering: Sandbox FX
- compositor: Fuse FX
- visual effects production assistant: Cinesite
- visual effects producer: Fuse FX
- compositing lead: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- modeller: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- head of animation: Cinesite
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- 3d artist: Crafty Apes
- compositor: MAS Effects
- compositing supervisor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- matte painter: Crafty Apes
- senior visual effects supervisor/set supervisor: Fuse FX
- visual effects production assistant: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- 3d compositor: Crafty Apes
- 3d compositor: Crafty Apes
- visual effects coordinator: SSVFX
- roto artist: Gloss Creative Post
- visual effects executive team: digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- compositing supervisor: Sandbox FX
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects supervisor: Gloss Creative Post
- visual effects executive producer: Crafty Apes
- visual effects artist: Gloss Creative Post
- fx lead: Cinesite
- 3d tracking: Crafty Apes
- 3d compositor: Crafty Apes
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects producer: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- digital compositor: Sandbox FX
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- animation artist: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects artist: Gloss Creative Post
- visual effects editor: Cinesite
- digital compositor: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- visual effects editor
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- 3d artist: Crafty Apes
- roto artist: Gloss Creative Post
- roto producer: Gloss Creative Post
- compositing artist: Cinesite
- visual effects coordinator: Screen Scene/SSVFX
- roto artist: Gloss Creative Post
Assistant Director
- second assistant director
- first assistant director
- second second assistant director: New York
- second second assistant director
- second unit director
- second second assistant director: New York
- first assistant director: second unit
- key second assistant director: second unit
Production Management
- unit production manager
- post-production supervisor
- post-production supervisor
- production supervisor
- production supervisor: New York
- post production executive
Art Department
- scenic artist
- scenic artist
- set decoration gangboss
- scenic artist
- set designer
- leadman
- paint foreperson
- supervising art director: New York
- set dresser
- on-set dresser: New York
- set dresser
- propmaker
- scenic artist
- scenic painter
- propmaker
- propmaker
- set dresser
- set designer
- construction buyer
- scenic artist
- scenic foreperson: New York
- third assistant property master: New York
- set dresser
- scenic artist
- scenic charge: New York
- scenic charge: New York
- set dresser
- third assistant property master: New York
- construction foreperson
- scenic artist
- on-set dresser
- scenic artist
- set decoration buyer: New York
- set dresser
- propmaker
- scenic artist: New York
- propmaker
- paint utility
- propmaker
- set dresser
- scenic artist
- scenic artist
- propmaker
- set dresser
- propmaker
- set dresser
- scenic industrial: New York
- scenic artist
- greensman
- camera scenic: New York
- set decorator: New York
- on-set dresser: New York
- paint utility
- scenic charge
- scenic artist
- on-set painter
- graphic designer
- paint foreperson
- assistant art director
- scenic artist
- propmaker
- construction gangboss
- propmaker
- scenic artist
- storyboard artist
- propmaker
- propmaker
- set decoration buyer
- scenic artist
- set decoration coordinator
- propmaker
- camera scenic: New York
- scenic artist
- set designer
- assistant art director: New York
- construction gangboss
- construction foreperson
- propmaker
- construction grip: New York
- propmaker
- set dresser
- set dresser
- propmaker
- construction utility
- set decoration buyer
- propmaker
- set dresser
- scenic artist
- scenic artist
- scenic artist
- graphic designer
- scenic foreperson: New York
- scenic artist
- scenic artist
- set dresser: New York
- set decoration buyer: New York
- construction coordinator: New York
- on-set dresser: New York
- set decoration clerk
- set dresser
Stunts
- stunts
- stunts
- stunts / stunt double: Myk Watford
- stunts
- stunts
- stunt coordinator: New York
- stunts
- stunts
- stunt coordinator
- stunts
- stunts
- stunts / stunt double: Aretha Franklin
Animation
- animator
- background artist
Editorial
- second assistant editor
- first assistant editor
- finishing editor: Company 3
- post-production assistant
- avid technician: Atlanta
- post-production assistant
- data manager
- finishing producer: Company 3
- second assistant editor
- dailies operator
- dailies workflow specialist
- dailies film scanner: 16mm film
- dailies producer: New York
- dailies operator
- dailies operator
Other
- craft service
- second assistant accountant
- first assistant accountant: New York
- stand-in
- voice actor: Ken Cunningham
- voice actor: Roger Hawkins
- voice actor: Clara Ward
- second assistant property master: New York
- voice actor: Martin Luther King Jr.
- assistant to producers
- title design and album cover sequences: CHIPS
- first assistant accountant
- voice actor: Young Carolyn
- child labor coordinator
- assistant: Ms. Hudson
- voice actor: Spooner Oldham
- medic
- voice actor: Carolyn Franklin
- voice actor: Young Aretha
- production accountant: New York
- voice actor: Mama Franklin
- property master
- assistant post production accountant
- voice actor: C.L. Franklin
- voice actor: Barbara
- payroll clerk
- accounting clerk
- first assistant accountant: New York
- researcher
- production accountant
- payroll accountant: New York
- voice actor: Edward 7 Years Old/Young Cecil/Ted Jr. 8 Years Old
- assistant property master
- caterer: Mario's Catering
- second assistant accountant: New York
- assistant: Mr. Wayans
- accounting clerk: New York
- rigging medic
- second assistant accountant
- movement coach
- payroll accountant
- child labor coordinator
- dialect coach
- analytics
- voice actor: Aretha Franklin
- voice actor: Ted White
- assistant: Mr. Mason
- second assistant accountant
- clearances: Cleared by Ashley
- unit publicist
- voice actor: James Cleveland
- production accountant: New York
- travel agent
- assistant props
- voice actor: Cecil Franklin
- voice actor: Rick Hall
- stock footage research and clearances: Searchworks
- set medic: New York
- color assistant: Company 3
- voice actor: John Hammond
- voice actor: Dinah Washington
- social & digital marketing: South Africa
- second assistant accountant: New York
- voice actor: Jerry Wexler
- assistant payroll accountant
- assistant to producers
- colorist: Company 3
- accounting clerk: New York
- property master: New York
- child labor coordinator
- assistant props
- German dubbing voice
- voice director
- assistant to producers
- property master: New York
- post production accountant
- assistant: Mr. Whitaker
- stock footage research and clearances: Searchworks
- studio teacher
- acting coach
- historic research
- assistant: Ms. Tommy
- second assistant property master: New York
- voice actor: Erma Franklin
- assistant: Ms. Hudson
- construction medic
- choreographer
- assistant: Ms. Tommy
- principal eyewear
- jeweler
- background actor
- production legal counsel
- adr voice
- stand in: utility
- additional props
- travel agent
- physical production assistant
- studio teacher
- craft service assistant
- public relations consultant
Music Department
- backing vocals
- backing vocals
- backing vocals
- music preparation
- orchestrator
- vocal contractor
- backing vocals
- assistant engineer
- backing vocals
- executive music producer / musician: The Band, drums and percussion
- assistant engineer
- assistant to composer
- additional recording engineer
- backing vocals
- music clearance & licensing
- backing vocals
- assistant engineer
- musician: The Band, bass
- musician: The Band, organ
- music preparation
- musician: The Band, organ
- assistant engineer
- technical score assistant
- assistant engineer
- musician: The Band, saxophone
- musician: The Band, drums and percussion
- musician: The Band, piano, wurlitzer keyboard
- musician: The Band, trumpet
- score mixer
- musician: The Band, trombone
- additional musician
- music coordinator
- music editor
- additional musician
- additional musician
- score recording engineer / songs recorded and mixed by
- additional recording engineer / music playback
- assistant music editor
- executive music producer
- additional musician
- additional musician
- recording engineer: Los Angeles
- backing vocals
- additional musician
- musician: The Band, organ / musician: The Band, piano, wurlitzer keyboard
- additional musician
- assistant engineer
- backing vocals
- score contractor
- musician: The Band, drums and percussion
- music editor
- musician: The Band, guitars
- additional musician
- piano instructor
- additional musician
- song contractor
- backing vocals
- musician: The Band, guitars
- assistant engineer
- executive in charge of music
- musician: The Band, saxophone
- music playback: New York
- additional musician
- orchestrator
- additional recording engineer
- executive music producer / musician: The Band, organ / musician: The Band, piano, wurlitzer keyboard
- music preparation
- orchestrator
- backing vocals
- music coordinator
- additional musician
- additional musician
- assistant engineer
- additional musician
- additional recording engineer
- music preparation
- assistant orchestrator
- music department
- assistant orchestrator
- music supervisor
- music preparation
- assistant orchestrator
Casting Department
- background casting assistant: New York
- extras casting: Atlanta
- extras casting: New York
- casting: Atlanta
- adr voice casting
- extras casting: Atlanta
- casting assistant
- casting assistant
- adr voice casting
- casting assistant: Atlanta
- background casting associate: New York
- casting: Atlanta
- extras casting: Atlanta
- casting associate
- extras casting: New York
Costume Department
- fitter
- head tallor: New York
- tailor/fitter
- fitter
- costume illustrator: New York
- costume production assistant
- background costumer
- tailor
- wardrobe supervisor: background
- associate costume designer
- truck costumer
- background costume supervisor: New York
- fitter
- costume coordinator
- head tailor
- costumer: New York
- costumer
- background costume designer: New York
- tailor
- costumer: New York
- dresser: Ms. Hudson
- tailor
- background costumer
- assistant costume designer
- costume supervisor
- costumer: New York
- costume shopper
- costume coordinator: New York
- assistant costume designer: New York
- background costumer
- set costumer
- costume illustrator: New York
- tailor
- fitter
- assistant costume designer: backgrounds
- costume coordinator: New York
- background tailor
- costumer: New York
- fitting/background costumer
- fitter
- fitter
- key set costumer
- costumer
- tailor
- key background costumer
- head tailor: New York
- head tailor: New York
- background costume designer: New York
- assistant costume designer
- background costume supervisor: New York
- assistant costume designer
- set costumer
- truck costumer: New York
- costumer
- wardrobe supervisor: background
- set costumer
- background costumer
- assistant costume designer
- key office costumer
- tailor
- costumer: New York
- background costumer
- costumer: Los Angeles
- key costumer: Los Angeles
- seamstress
- additional costumer: Atlanta
- costumer
- costumer
- additional costumer
- costumer
- costume production assistant
- additional tailor
- background costume fitter
- costume assistant
- assistant costume designer
- Patternmaker
- additional assistant costume designer
- assistant costume designer
- set costumer: Atlanta
Camera Department
- grip
- lamp operator: New York
- camera operator: epk
- first assistant camera: "b" camera: New York
- generator operator: New York
- camera operator: "c" camera / director of photography: second unit
- company grip: New York
- rigging grip: New York
- electric
- second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
- dolly grip: "a" camera
- first company grip: New York
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- rigging electric: New York
- dolly grip: New York
- lamp operator: New York
- loader: New York
- lamp operator: New York
- dimmer operator
- dolly grip: New York
- still photographer
- electric
- rigging electric
- Rigging grip
- assistant chief rigging technician: New York
- electric
- video assist operator: New York
- digital image technician
- video assist utility
- lamp operator: New York
- company grip: New York
- rigging grip
- generator operator: New York
- rigging electric foreperson
- second company rigging grip
- grip
- chief lighting technician: New York
- company grip: New York
- first company rigging grip
- first assistant camera: "a" camera
- camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
- rigging electric
- rigging electric
- base camp electric
- rigging electric: New York
- video assist: New York
- key grip
- second assistant camera: "b" camera: New York
- assistant chief lighting technician
- rigging grip: New York
- dolly grip / dolly grip: New York
- rigging electric: New York
- chief rigging technician: New York
- lighting technician
- lamp operator: New York
- rigging grip
- grip
- second assistant camera: "b" camera
- generator operator: New York
- assistant chief rigging technician: New York
- arm car driver / drone pilot
- first company rigging grip: New York
- second company rigging grip: New York
- lighting technician
- company grip: New York
- second assistant camera: "a" camera
- dolly grip: New York
- second company rigging grip: New York
- camera operator: "b" camera, New York
- electric
- generator operator: New York
- grip
- electric
- camera operator: "b" camera
- generator operator: New York
- chief rigging technician
- company grip: New York
- assistant chief rigging technician
- second video assist: New York
- chief lighting technician
- dolly grip: "b" camera
- loader
- second company grip: New York
- key video assist operator
- rigging electric: New York
- lamp operator: New York
- lamp operator: New York
- grip
- assistant chief lighting technician: New York
- rigging grip
- rigging grip
- second company grip: New York
- chief rigging technician: New York
- rigging gaffer: New York
- rigging grip
- rigging electric
- additional lighting technician
- balloon lighting tech
- first assistant camera: Promo
- electrics intern
Location Management
- location scout: New York
- location assistant: New York
- location assistant: New York
- location assistant
- location manager: New York
- location assistant
- location manager
- assistant location manager
- location manager
- location assistant
- location assistant: New York
- location scout: New York
- location coordinator: New York
- assistant location manager
- location assistant: New York
- key assistant location manager
- location scout
- location scout
- key assistant location manager
- assistant location manager
- location assistant
- location assistant
- assistant location manager: New York
- assistant location manager
- location coordinator
- location assistant
- location assistant
- locations
Script Department
- script coordinator
- script supervisor
- script coordinator
