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Who Do You Love? is a 2008 film that is a biopic of American record producer Leonard Chess (1917-1969). It was directed by Jerry Zaks and written by Peter Martin Wortmann and Robert Conte, and stars Alessandro Nivola as Chess. The cast also includes David Oyelowo as Muddy Waters.
The film was named after the Bo Diddley song "Who Do You Love?", which was co-produced by Leonard Chess. The film had the working title of Chess.
Location filming was in New Orleans.
Original Release
09/11/2008
US Release
04/09/2010
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alessandro Nivola | Leonard Chess |
David Oyelowo | Muddy Waters |
Chi McBride | Willie Dixon |
Jon Abrahams | Phil Chess |
Megalyn Echikunwoke | Ivy Mills |
Marika Dominczyk | Revetta Chess |
Miko DeFoor | Little Walter |
Joe Chrest | Malcolm Chisholm |
TJ Hassan | Lonnie Johnson |
Ian Leson | Alan Freed |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alessandro Nivola | Leonard Chess |
David Oyelowo | Muddy Waters |
Chi McBride | Willie Dixon |
Jon Abrahams | Phil Chess |
Megalyn Echikunwoke | Ivy Mills |
Marika Dominczyk | Revetta Chess |
Miko DeFoor | Little Walter |
Joe Chrest | Malcolm Chisholm |
TJ Hassan | Lonnie Johnson |
Ian Leson | Alan Freed |
Tendal Mann | Marshall Chess |
Robert Randolph | Bo Diddley |
Lisa Goldstein Kirsch | Sheva Chess |
Ryan Puszewski | Young Leonard Chess |
Roy McCrerey | Hank Lakin |
Dan Triandiflou | Joe Chess |
JD Evermore | Jake |
Benjamin Pete Rose | Young Phil Chess |
Gralen Bryant Banks | Black Guy |
Albert H. Bongard IV | Security Guard |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Gideon Amir | Executive Producer |
Dennis A. Brown | Executive Producer |
Peter Wortmann | Producer |
Les Alexander | Producer |
Andrea Baynes | Producer |
Bob Conte | Producer |
Jonathan Mitchell | Producer |