Memphis

2011 2h 45m EN

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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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).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chad Kimball
Huey Calhoun
Montego Glover
Felicia Farrell
Derrick Baskin
Gator
J. Bernard Calloway
Delray Jones
James Monroe Iglehart
Bobby
Michael McGrath
Mr. Simmons
Cass Morgan
Gladys Calhoun
Jennifer Allen
Clara/White Mother/Ensemble

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Roy King
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 6

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey McLaughlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Chad Kimball and Montego Glover and Derrick Baskin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1712191 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Don Roy King directs. Jeffrey McLaughlin cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Editor Jeffrey McLaughlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Chad Kimball and Montego Glover and Derrick Baskin carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1712191 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.