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Respect

Name: Respect
Director: Liesl Tommy
Genre: Drama, Music, History
Released: 2021
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Mary J. Blige

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

2021 · Directed by Liesl Tommy · 145 min · Drama · Music · History · 12 frames

Tagline

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Crew

Screenplay: Tracey Scott Wilson
Cinematography: Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by: Avril Beukes
Music: Kris Bowers
Production design: Ina Mayhew
Produced by: Jonathan Glickman, Scott Bernstein, Harvey Mason Jr.

Cast

Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker as C. L. Franklin
Marlon Wayans as Ted White
Audra McDonald as Barbara Franklin
Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington
Marc Maron as Jerry Wexler
Tituss Burgess as Reverend Dr. James Cleveland
Saycon Sengbloh as Erma Franklin
Hailey Kilgore as Carolyn Franklin
Tate Donovan as John Hammond

Production

Country: United States of America, Canada
Language: English
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Bron Studios, One Community, Chislehurst Entertainment
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $31,217,372
Themes: pop singer, biography, african american history, african american, african american musician

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