Cinematic background from Ray 2004 - 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.

Ray

2004

Biography, Drama, Music

Directors:
Taylor Hackford
Writers:
Taylor Hackford, James L. White
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Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and tie playing a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a brown suit is holding a guitar in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older man playing the piano in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman and a boy looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man and a woman laying on a bed together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older black woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of people standing in a room with musical instruments; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman and a man are looking at their cell phones; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person singing on a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of three women singing into a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young black boy is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – Two men are playing piano in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and bow tie talking to another man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and sunglasses eating a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other on a porch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and tie playing a piano; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man wearing a hat standing next to another man sitting on a bench; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting at a piano with a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person with a microphone in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young boy standing in a room looking at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman is hugging another woman in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young woman with short black hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of women standing next to each other in front of microphones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older man teaching a young boy how to play the piano; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older man and a young boy looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older woman is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a hat and sunglasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman in a dress is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a recording studio singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man and a woman are kissing in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young boy being shaved by an older woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older man holding a young child in his arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man smoking a cigarette while wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and tie holding a guitar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man playing a guitar in front of a group of people; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A couple of men sitting at a table with cups; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and sunglasses is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a tie standing next to another man in a tie; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older man with a beard and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young boy standing in front of a group of men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and sunglasses playing a piano; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young woman with short black hair is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man wearing a hat and a striped shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of people sitting at a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman sitting on a porch next to a child; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A young woman with short black hair is looking off to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and sunglasses looking at his watch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of men standing next to each other on a train; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – Two men standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman with a microphone and two other women; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting at a piano in front of an audience; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A child with blue eyes; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting at a piano in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man with a beard is staring at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An older woman is looking at the camera while a younger man looks on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of people in a room with a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting at a piano with a microphone in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man wearing a suit and sunglasses in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman and a boy are standing in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – Two children standing in front of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A car driving down a street next to a building at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman that is sitting on a bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of women in pink dresses singing into microphones; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting at a piano next to three women; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of people in a room with musical instruments; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man sitting in front of a piano in a dark room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A person singing on a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A woman singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – An old bus is parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and tie wearing sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A group of men standing around a table with papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ray” (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford – A man in a suit and tie playing a guitar and a man in a suit and tie playing a trumpet; Medium shot, Low angle