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Ray(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-10-29
74%
2000 Votes
Time: 2h 32m
The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.
Overview:
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He 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 coupling gospel and country together.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $40,000,000.00
Revenue: $124,700,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Bristol Bay Productions
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group
Movie: Ray
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles
Kerry Washington
Della Bea Robinson
Regina King
Margie Hendricks
Harry Lennix
Joe Adams
Clifton Powell
Jeff Brown
Bokeem Woodbine
Fathead Newman
Curtis Armstrong
Ahmet Ertegun
Richard Schiff
Jerry Wexler
Video Trailer Ray
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Every Great Musical Performance—"Hit the Road Jack," "Mess Around," "What'd I Say" and more!
Ray Charles Rejects Jim Crow Segregation
Ray Charles' First Piano Lesson
The Mess Around - Full Scene
All 5 videos
Official Trailer - Trailer
Every Great Musical Performance—"Hit the Road Jack," "Mess Around," "What'd I Say" and more! - Clip
Ray Charles Rejects Jim Crow Segregation - Clip
Ray Charles' First Piano Lesson - Clip
The Mess Around - Full Scene - Clip
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