Plot
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Cast
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
Crew
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
Kris Bowers
Original Music Composer
Kramer Morgenthau
Director of Photography
Liesl Tommy
Director
Tracey Scott Wilson
Screenplay
Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer
Scott Bernstein
Producer
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