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Movie · 2021

Respect

Released 12 August 2021 More from 2021 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Forest Whitaker
as C. L. Franklin
60
Tate Donovan
as John Hammond
57
Myk Watford
as Rick Hall
50
Marlon Wayans
as Ted White
49
Jennifer Hudson
as Aretha Franklin
39
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
21years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Forest Whitaker — oldest on the call sheet
39Jennifer Hudson — youngest billed
51average age of the credited cast
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