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The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations moreUser Comments:
The name alone is enough. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stanley Tucci | ... | Walter Winchell |
 | Glenne Headly | ... | Dallas Wayne |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Herman Kurfeld |
 | Christopher Plummer | ... | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
 | Xander Berkeley | ... | Gavreau |
 | Kevin Tighe | ... | William Randolph Hearst |
 | Frank Medrano | ... | Melvin Diamond |
| Vic Polizos | ... | Sam Hague |
 | John F. O'Donohue | ... | Harry the Doorman (as John O'Donohue) |
| Michael Greene | ... | Bellamy |
 | Rod McCary | ... | Emcee |
| Victoria Gabrielle Platt | ... | Josephine Baker |
| Rabbi Jonathan Aaron | ... | Rabbi |
 | Pat Asanti | ... | Vaudeville Magician |
 | Sean Michael Allen | ... | Mirror Reporter (as Sean Barnes) |
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Rated R for language and a scene of strong sexuality.Parents Guide:
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Anachronisms: When Winchell does a Las Vegas nightclub act in 1958, a sign can be seen advertising a show starring Seigfried and Roy -- who didn't become headliners until years after Winchell's death. moreQuotes:
Walter Winchell: Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea! Let's go to press! moreSoundtrack:
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Being a child of television. The legacy of Walter Winchell to me previously consisted of bits and pieces. ITEMS as it may.
This recent in a series of HBO bio-pics gives loving attention to Winchell, the man, his inventiveness, dedication and ultimately, his power. It seems complete enough in the spectrum with which we view the man. There is suggestion that his influence may have rivaled FDR himself, and he shows William Randolph Hearst to be no match mano-a-mano.
Paul Mazursky is perfectly suited to direct this and gives us everything we need on the screen. Stanley Tucci earns a well-deserved Golden Globe in the title role. Paul Giamatti is superb as Winchell's ghost, Klurfeld (who's book sourced this film), only Glenne Headley, who's work tends to be spotty at times, seems a bit overmatched as WINCHELL's southern-fried moll, Dallas.
I left with renewed respect, for the man.