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The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Language
Budget$55,000,000
Revenue $31,217,372
English
Budget$55,000,000
Revenue $31,217,372
Keywords
pop singer
biography
african american history
african american
african american musician
Casts

Jennifer Hudson
Aretha Franklin

Forest Whitaker
C. L. Franklin

Marlon Wayans
Ted White

Audra McDonald
Barbara Franklin

Mary J. Blige
Dinah Washington

Marc Maron
Jerry Wexler

Tituss Burgess
Reverend Dr. James Cleveland

Saycon Sengbloh
Erma Franklin

Hailey Kilgore
Carolyn Franklin

Tate Donovan
John Hammond

Skye Dakota Turner
Aretha Franklin (young)

Heather Headley
Clara Ward

Leroy McClain
Cecil Franklin

Lodric D. Collins
Smokey Robinson

Brenda Nicole Moorer
Brenda Franklin

Brandon Gilpin
Teenager

Tangela Large
Grieving Mother

Albert Jones
Ken Cunningham

Myk Watford
Rick Hall

Gilbert Glenn Brown
Martin Luther King Jr.

Kimberly Scott
Mama Franklin
Nevaeh Moore
Young Carolyn

Victoria Paige Watkins
Teen #2

Christopher Daniel
Edward

Zach Strum
David Hood
Crews

Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Jackie Lynch
Makeup Artist
Cassandra Powell
Additional Hairstylist
Frank Kern
Foley Editor
Tracey Scott Wilson
Story
Mark Dillon
Supervising Art Director
Moe Coles
Additional Hairstylist
Libra Cordero
Key Makeup Artist
Lawrence Davis
Hair Department Head
Stevie Martin
Makeup Department Head
Matt Hovland
ADR Mixer
Natasha Arellano
Makeup Artist
Robert Wilson
Hairstylist

Harvey Mason Jr.
Executive Music Producer

Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Irenia Vail
Hairstylist
Paul Hsu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Yuen
Boom Operator

Callie Khouri
Story

Stacey Sher
Executive Producer
Avril Beukes
Editor
Ina Mayhew
Production Design
Andrea Bowman
Key Hair Stylist
Parra Thomas
Makeup Artist
Kate Bilinski
Sound Effects Editor

Jennifer Hudson
Executive Producer
Sue Baden-Powell
Executive Producer
Hunter Moore
Boom Operator
Cathy T. Marshall
Set Decoration
Delonda Harvey
Additional Hairstylist
David Vaccari
Casting
Margina Dennis
Makeup Artist
Mandrill Hardge
Additional Hairstylist

Tiffany Little Canfield
Casting
Suzanna Boykin
Hairstylist
Victor Jones-Moore
Hairstylist
Greg Crawford
ADR Mixer
Aaron Worman
Makeup Artist
Christy Caudle
Additional Hairstylist
Thomas Varga
Sound Mixer
Marybeth Dillon
Art Direction
Charmaine Balcerzak
Hairstylist
A. Renea Dyson
Additional Hairstylist
Mark Wilkening
ADR Mixer

Sarah Carter
Decorator
Joyce Gilliard
Hairstylist
Genyii Scott
Hairstylist
Kenton Jakub
ADR Editor
Philip Stockton
Supervising Sound Editor
Simi Wein
Production Supervisor
Julia Stockton
Dialogue Editor

Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography

Bernard Telsey
Casting
Tracy P. Lawrence
Hairstylist
Ann Gray
Post Production Supervisor
Paul A. Levin
Post Production Supervisor
Leah Winkler
Production Supervisor
Ed White
Sound Mixer
Praveen Allu
Digital Compositor
Thomas Kerns
Special Effects Technician
Joseph Sacco
Special Effects Technician
Anthony Bradley
Special Effects Coordinator
Ed Bruce
Visual Effects Supervisor

Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Kenyatta Williams
Set Costumer
Rob Nagy
Set Designer
Ben Sumner
VFX Artist
Caoimhe Maguire
Visual Effects Producer
Wendy Gipp
Visual Effects Producer
Crystal D. Brown
Costume Supervisor
Chris McGlamery
Set Dresser
Alex Hillkurtz
Set Dresser
Diana Salzburg
Set Decoration Buyer
Munee Hayes
Costume Supervisor
John P. Nugent
Visual Effects Supervisor
Aldo Ruggiero
Visual Effects Supervisor

Chris LeDoux
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Prescott
Visual Effects Producer
Duncan Key
Digital Compositor
Kade Stauduhar
Visual Effects Editor
Andrew Byrne
Visual Effects
Brandon Kachel
Matte Painter
Heather Taylor
Visual Effects Editor

Matt Akey
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Daniel L. Smith
Digital Compositor
Nicholas Daniels
Digital Compositor
Brad Kalinoski
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Dupre
Matte Painter
Christopher Cheng
Digital Compositor

Adam Keane
Visual Effects Production Assistant

Liesl Tommy
Director
Scott Bernstein
Producer
Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay

Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer

Jason Cloth
Executive Producer

Aaron L. Gilbert
Executive Producer

Clint Ramos
Costume Design
Michael Heathcote
"A" Camera Operator
Michael Heathcote
Steadicam Operator
Caitlin Nobari
Assistant Art Director

Julius LeFlore
Stunt Coordinator

Matt LaBorde
Stunts
Samuel Hall
Compositor
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