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Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.
2004 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 152 min · Drama · Music · 8 frames
Tagline
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.
Crew
- Screenplay: James L. White
- Cinematography: Paweł Edelman
- Edited by: Paul Hirsch
- Music: Craig Armstrong
- Production design: Stephen Altman
- Produced by: Howard Baldwin, Stuart Benjamin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Taylor Hackford
Cast
- Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles
- Kerry Washington as Della Bea Robinson
- Regina King as Margie Hendricks
- Harry Lennix as Joe Adams
- Clifton Powell as Jeff Brown
- Bokeem Woodbine as Fathead Newman
- Sharon Warren as Aretha Robinson
- C.J. Sanders as Young Ray Robinson
- Curtis Armstrong as Ahmet Ertegun
- Richard Schiff as Jerry Wexler
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Bristol Bay Productions, Universal Pictures, Anvil Films, Baldwin Entertainment Group
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Box office: $124,700,000
- Themes: blindness and impaired vision, country music, jazz, loss of loved one, overdose, bus ride, georgia, melancholy, record producer, biography
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