Movie·2004·2h 32m
Ray
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Taylor Hackford, Stuart Benjamin
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman
Music
Craig Armstrong
Editor
Paul Hirsch
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Sharon Warren
Aretha Robinson
C.J. Sanders
Young Ray Robinson
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Larenz Tate
Quincy Jones
Terrence Howard
Gossie McGee
David Krumholtz
Milt Shaw
Wendell Pierce
Wilbur Brassfield
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Mary Ann Fisher
Chris Thomas King
Lowell Fulson
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Jimmy
Rick Gomez
Tom Dowd
// crew
Crew
Taylor Hackford
Director, Story, Producer
James L. White
Screenplay, Story
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Stuart Benjamin
Producer
Karen Elise Baldwin
Producer
Howard Baldwin
Producer
William J. Immerman
Executive Producer
Jaime Rucker King
Executive Producer
Paul Hirsch
Editor
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