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Released 19 years ago.
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Talk to Me
2007 1h 58m EN
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 136
Drama
Synopsis
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The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Don Cheadle
Petey Greene
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Dewey Hughes
Bruce McFee
Prison Sign-In Guard
Mike Epps
Milo Hughes
Peter MacNeill
Warden Cecil Smithers
Adam Gaudreau
Escorting Guard
Taraji P. Henson
Vernell Watson
Cedric the Entertainer
'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Kasi Lemmons
- Writers
- Rick Famuyiwa, Michael Genet, Michael Genet
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Kasi Lemmons, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Bruce McFee carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0796368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Kasi Lemmons directs. Stéphane Fontaine behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. Terilyn A. Shropshire cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Directed by Kasi Lemmons, shot by Stéphane Fontaine. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Terilyn A. Shropshire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor and Bruce McFee carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0796368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 14 themes, including "prison", "concert", "hip-hop", "music record".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Stéphane Fontaine
- Original score
- Terence Blanchard
- Editing
- Terilyn A. Shropshire
- Production design
- Warren Alan Young
- Costume design
- Gersha Phillips
- Makeup / hair
- Debi Young
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $4,778,376
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Kasi Lemmons
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
The Mark Gordon Company
US
- PE
Pelagius Film
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
US
Key crew
- EditorTerilyn A. Shropshire
- ProducerSidney Kimmel
- Costume DesignGersha Phillips
- ProducerMark Gordon
- Music ConsultantBrice Winston
- Executive ProducerDon Cheadle
- Executive ProducerJoey Rappa
- Set DecorationCarolyn A. Loucks
- Second Unit DirectorJ. Miles Dale
- CastingVictoria Thomas
- CastingRobin D. Cook
- Set DecorationPatricia Cuccia
- ProducerJosh McLaughlin
- Executive ProducerWilliam Horberg
- Art DirectionPatrick Banister
- Script SupervisorBosede Williams
- ProducerJoe Fries
- Executive ProducerBruce Toll
- Production DesignWarren Alan Young
- Executive ProducerJ. Miles Dale
- Makeup ArtistDebi Young
- Picture Car CoordinatorGlenn Hughes
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prison
- concert
- hip-hop
- music record
- prisoner
- manager
- radio station
- radio presenter
- radio
- radio transmission
- record producer
- music festival
- blunt
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-07-13R
