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Cast
Jennifer Hudson (Aretha Franklin)Forest Whitaker (C. L. Franklin)Marlon Wayans (Ted White)Tituss Burgess (James Cleveland)Audra McDonald (Barbara)Marc Maron (Jerry Wexler)Heather Headley (Clara Ward)Kimberly Scott (Mama Franklin)Hailey Kilgore (Carolyn Franklin)Saycon Sengbloh (Erma Franklin)LeRoy McClain (Cecil Franklin)Albert Jones (Ken Cunningham)Tate Donovan (John Hammond)Myk Watford (Rick Hall)Skye Dakota Turner (Young Aretha)Gilbert Glenn Brown (Martin Luther King Jr.)Mary J. Blige (Dinah Washington)Nevaeh Moore (Young Carolyn)
Director
Liesl Tommy
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Synopsis
Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
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