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Memphis

Memphis

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Memphis is set in the places where rock and roll was born in the 1950s: the seedy nightclubs, radio stations and recording studios of the musically-rich Tennessee city. With an original score, it tells the fictional story of DJ Huey Calhoun, a good ole' local boy with a passion for R&B music and Felicia Farrell, an up-and-coming black singer that he meets one fateful night on Beale Street. Despite the objections of their loved ones (Huey's close-minded mama and Felicia's cautious brother, a club owner), they embark on a dangerous affair. As their careers rise, the relationship is challenged by personal ambition and the pressures of an outside world unable to accept their love. Originally shown in select theatres, then broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 39, episode 11).

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

165 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

28 April 2011

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chad Kimball

Chad Kimball

Huey Calhoun

Montego Glover

Montego Glover

Felicia Farrell

Derrick Baskin

Derrick Baskin

Gator

J. Bernard Calloway

J. Bernard Calloway

Delray Jones

James Monroe Iglehart

James Monroe Iglehart

Bobby

Michael McGrath

Michael McGrath

Mr. Simmons

Cass Morgan

Cass Morgan

Gladys Calhoun

Jennifer Allen

Jennifer Allen

Clara/White Mother/Ensemble

Brad Bass

Brad Bass

Perry Como/Frank Dryer/Ensemble

Tracee Beazer

Tracee Beazer

Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble

Tanya Birl

Tanya Birl

Ethel/Ensemble

Kevin Covert

Kevin Covert

Buck Wiley/Martin Holton/Ensemble

Preston W. Dugger III

Preston W. Dugger III

Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Hillary Elk

Hillary Elk

Teenager/Ensemble

Bryan Fenkart

Bryan Fenkart

Ensemble

Dionne Figgins

Dionne Figgins

Someday Backup Singer/Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble

Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines

Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines

Ensemble

Rhett George

Rhett George

Black DJ/Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Todrick Hall

Todrick Hall

Ensemble

Robert Hartwell

Robert Hartwell

Wailin' Joe/Reverend Hobson/Ensemble

John Jellison

John Jellison

White DJ/Mr. Collins /White Father/Gordon Grant/Ensemble

Bryan Langlitz

Bryan Langlitz

Ensemble

Kyle Leland

Kyle Leland

Be Black Trio/Ensemble

Paul McGill

Paul McGill

Ensemble

Andy Mills

Andy Mills

Ensemble

Betsy Struxness

Betsy Struxness

Double Dutch Girl/Ensemble

Dan'Yelle Williamson

Dan'Yelle Williamson

Someday Backup Singer/Ensemble

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