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Ray

Drama, Music | 2004-10-29 | United States of America

IMDB7.4 / 10

Budget$40,000,000

Budget$124,700,000

Runtime152 min.

The extraordinary life story of Ray Charles.

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.

Bristol Bay Productions
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Universal Pictures
Anvil Films
Baldwin Entertainment Group

Videos

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The Mess Around - Full Scene

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Ray Charles' First Piano Lesson

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Ray Charles Rejects Jim Crow Segregation

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Every Great Musical Performance—"Hit the Road Jack," "Mess Around," "What'd I Say" and more!