Movie
Dreamgirls
Overview
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-12-25
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Laurence Mark Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jamie Foxx as Curtis Taylor Jr.
- Beyoncé as Deena Jones
- Eddie Murphy as James 'Thunder' Early
- Danny Glover as Marty Madison
- Jennifer Hudson as Effie White
- Anika Noni Rose as Lorrell Robinson
- Keith D. Robinson as C.C. White
- Sharon Leal as Michelle Morris
- Hinton Battle as Wayne
- Mariah Iman Wilson as Magic
- Yvette Cason as May
- Ken Page as Max Washington
Crew
- Bill Condon - Director
- Bill Condon - Screenplay
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