''Who Do You Love?'' is a 2008 film

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudr ...

of American record producer

Leonard Chess Lejzor Szmuel Czyż (March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known as Leonard Sam Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago bl ...

(1917–1969). It was directed by

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and written by Peter Martin Wortmann and Robert Conte, and stars Alessandro Nivola as Chess. The cast also includes

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Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1913 April 30, 1983), known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post- war blues scene, and is often cited as the "father of modern Chicag ...

. The film was named after the

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, inc ...

song " Who Do You Love?", which was co-produced by Marshall Chess. Location filming was in

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Cast

* Jon Abrahams – Phil Chess * Tim Bellow –

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

* Brett Beoubay –

's Manager * Robert Randolph –

* Rus Blackwell – Missouri Sheriff * Marcus Lyle Brown – Jess * Chris Burnett – Stage Manager *

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– Malcolm Chisholm * Heather Clark – Waitress Deloris * Noell Coet – Frances * Joshua Davis – Terry Chess * Miko DeFoor –

Little Walter Marion Walter Jacobs (May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968), known as Little Walter, was an American blues musician, singer, and songwriter, whose revolutionary approach to the harmonica had a strong impact on succeeding generations, earning him ...

Marika Dominczyk Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or its Silesian diminutive "Maryjka". Marieke is the Dutch and Flemish equivalent. Marika is also a Fijian gi ...

– Revetta Chess * Dominique DuVernay – Core Swing Dancer * Thomas Elliott – Radio DJ *

J. D. Evermore J. D. Evermore is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Thomas Silby in '' Treme'', Detective Lutz in ''True Detective'', Harley in '' The Walking Dead'', Carl Daggett in ''Rectify'', Holt in '' Maggie'', and as Dewey Revette in ' ...

– 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 –

–

* Logan Starlarow – Ethan

References

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Reviews of ''Who Do You Love?'' on Metacritic
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