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Alternate/Foreign Title: Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story [Working title]

DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2005-02-01

Genre: Drama

Sub-genre: Music/Musical

Director: Taylor Hackford

Stars: Jamie Foxx , Kerry Washington , Regina King , Clifton Powell , Harry Lennix , Bokeem Woodbine , Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor , Sharon Warren , C.J. Sanders , Curtis Armstrong , Richard Schiff , Larenz Tate , Terrence Howard

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Synopsis: Born in a poor town in Georgia, Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. As he revolutionized the way people appreciated music, he simultaneously fought segregation in the very clubs that launched him and championed artists' rights within the corporate music business. Source: Universal Pictures

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