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| Directed by | Jerry Zaks |
| Written by | Peter Martin Wortmann Robert Conte |
| Produced by | Les Alexander Andrea Baynes Jonathan Mitchell |
| Starring | Jon Abrahams Alessandro Nivola David Oyelowo Marika Dominczyk Tendal Mann |
| Cinematography | David Franco |
| Edited by | Scott Richter |
| Music by | Jeff Beal |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Who Do You Love? is a 2008 film biopic of American record producer Leonard Chess (1917–1969). It was directed by Jerry Zaks[1] and written by Peter Martin Wortmann and Robert Conte, and stars Alessandro Nivola as Chess. The cast also includes David Oyelowo as Muddy Waters.[1]
The film was named after the Bo Diddley song "Who Do You Love?", which was co-produced by Marshall Chess.
Location filming was in New Orleans.
Cast
- Jon Abrahams – Phil Chess
- Tim Bellow – Chuck Berry
- Brett Beoubay – Bo Diddley's Manager
- Robert Randolph – Bo Diddley
- Rus Blackwell – Missouri Sheriff
- Marcus Lyle Brown – Jess
- Chris Burnett – Stage Manager
- Joe Chrest – Malcolm Chisholm
- Heather Clark – Waitress Deloris
- Noell Coet – Frances
- Joshua Davis – Terry Chess
- Miko DeFoor – Little Walter
- Marika Dominczyk – Revetta Chess
- Dominique DuVernay – Core Swing Dancer
- Thomas Elliott – Radio DJ
- J. D. Evermore – Jake
- Madeline Gaudet – Concert Fan
- Lisa Goldstein – Sheva Chess
- Russell M. Haeuser – Concert security guard
- TJ Hassan – Lonnie Johnson
- Brent Henry – Police Officer
- Albert H. Bongard IV – Security Guard
- Elise Kaywood – Dancer
- Jeremy Evan Kerr – Assistant Stage Manager
- Cynthia LeBlanc – Concert Fan
- Elton LeBlanc – Security Guard
- Ian Leson – Alan Freed
- Naima Imani Lett – Chess Receptionist
- Earl Maddox – Bar Owner
- Tendal Mann – Marshall Chess
- Roy McCrerey – Hank Lakin
- Hunter McGregor – Petey
- Crystal Morgan – Concert Fan
- Alessandro Nivola – Leonard Chess
- David Oyelowo – Muddy Waters
- Logan Starlarow – Ethan
References
- ^ a b Holden, Stephen (April 8, 2010). "Fictional History: What It Was Like to Start Rock 'n' Roll, Sort Of". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
External links
- Who Do You Love? at IMDb
- Who Do You Love? at Rotten Tomatoes
- Reviews of Who Do You Love? on Metacritic
