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Get on Up

Get on Up (2014)

Biography | 139 minutes
3,20 165 votes

Genre: Biography / Music

Duration: 139 minuten

Country: United States / United Kingdom

Directed by: Tate Taylor

Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis and Viola Davis

IMDb score: 6,9 (27.460)

Releasedate: 1 August 2014

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Get on Up plot

"The Funk Don't Quit"

Film about the life of the musician James Brown. Brown's life began in the midst of extreme poverty in the US state of Georgia, until he eventually became the world-famous and influential rhythm and blues musician with a string of hits in the 60s and 70s including "Please, Please, Please". “I Got You” and “Daddy's Got a Brand New Bag”.

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Chadwick Boseman Chadwick Boseman

James Brown

Nelsan Ellis Nelsan Ellis

Bobby Byrd

Dan Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd

Ben Bart

Viola Davis Viola Davis

Susie Brown

Lennie James Lennie James

Joe Brown

Fred Melamed Fred Melamed

Syd Nathan

Jill Scott Jill Scott

DeeDee Brown

Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer

Aunt Honey

Nick Eversman Nick Eversman

Mick Jagger

Tika Sumpter Tika Sumpter

Yvonne Fair

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Chadwick Boseman Performs at the Boston Garden

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