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Winchell (TV)

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Original title

Winchell

Year

1998

Running time

105 min.

Country

United States

Director

Paul Mazursky

Screenwriter

Scott Abbott. Book: Herman Klurfeld

Cast

Music

Bill Conti

Cinematography

Robbie Greenberg

Producer

Fried Films

Genre

Drama | Biography. Journalism. TV Movie

Synopsis

Biography of 1950s gossip columnist and radio show announcer Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci) who wrote in a very unorthodox style, but grabbed the public's attention with his dirt on public figures. However, as shown, he lived far from a clean life himself. He lived out of a hotel room away from his family where he fraternized with a known prostitute (Glynne Headley) who was, of course, seeking to make her break in show business. Paul Giamatti co-stars as Winchell's long-suffering ghost writer and friend who drew his egotistical attacks.

Awards: 1999: Emmy: 3 Awards for Best Actor (Tucci), Casting and Cinematography. 4 Nom.

1998: Golden Globe for Best Actor (Stanley Tucci)

1998: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nom. Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Tucci)

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Winchell (TV)

1998

Paul Mazursky

5.2

(44)