Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock n' Roll

Initial release date:

  • 1987

Directed by:

Film

Directed by

Taylor Hackford

Taylor Edwin Hackford (born December 31, 1944) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. Hackford was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Mary (née Taylor), a waitress, and Joseph Hackford. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1968, where he was a pre-law...

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