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Who Do You Love? (film)

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Who Do You Love?
Directed byJerry Zaks
Written byPeter Martin Wortmann
Robert Conte
Produced byLes Alexander
Andrea Baynes
Jonathan Mitchell
StarringJon Abrahams
Alessandro Nivola
David Oyelowo
Marika Dominczyk
Tendal Mann
CinematographyDavid Franco
Edited byScott Richter
Music byJeff Beal
Release dates
  • September 11, 2008 (2008-09-11) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • April 9, 2010 (2010-04-09) (United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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