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Winchell

  • TV Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Winchell (1998)
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BiographyDramaRomance

The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.

  • Director
    • Paul Mazursky
  • Writers
    • Herman Klurfeld
    • Scott Abbott
  • Stars
    • Stanley Tucci
    • Glenne Headly
    • Paul Giamatti
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    611
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Mazursky
    • Writers
      • Herman Klurfeld
      • Scott Abbott
    • Stars
      • Stanley Tucci
      • Glenne Headly
      • Paul Giamatti
    • 12User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Stanley Tucci
    Stanley Tucci
    • Walter Winchell
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Dallas Wayne
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Herman Klurfeld
    Christopher Plummer
    Christopher Plummer
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Xander Berkeley
    Xander Berkeley
    • Gavreau
    Kevin Tighe
    Kevin Tighe
    • William Randolph Hearst
    Frank Medrano
    Frank Medrano
    • Melvin Diamond
    Vic Polizos
    Vic Polizos
    • Sam Hague
    John F. O'Donohue
    John F. O'Donohue
    • Harry the Doorman
    • (as John O'Donohue)
    Michael Greene
    Michael Greene
    • Bellamy
    Rod McCary
    Rod McCary
    • Emcee
    Victoria Gabrielle Platt
    Victoria Gabrielle Platt
    • Josephine Baker
    Jonathan Aaron
    • Rabbi
    • (as Rabbi Jonathan Aaron)
    Pat Asanti
    Pat Asanti
    • Vaudeville Magician
    Sean Michael Allen
    • Mirror Reporter
    • (as Sean Barnes)
    Joe Basile
    Joe Basile
    • Post Reporter #2
    Marissa Leigh
    • Schwing Sister #3
    • (as Marissa Leigh Baumgartner)
    Joe Bays
    Joe Bays
    • Post Reporter #1
    • Director
      • Paul Mazursky
    • Writers
      • Herman Klurfeld
      • Scott Abbott
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The character of Dallas Wayne is a fictionalized version of real-life Winchell confidante and speakeasy owner Texas Guinan.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Franklin D. Roosevelt: I've got a scoop for you, Walter. Senator Taft is a horse's aft.

    • Crazy credits
      Richard Kent Green was Stanley Tucci's stand-in for both the Central Park scenes in New York and the photo shoot for the poster.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      School Days
      Written by Gus Edwards and Will D. Cobb (as Will Cobb)

      Performed by The Moylan Sisters (as The Moylin Sisters)

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under License from Universal Music Special Markets

    User reviews12

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    The best movies are sleepers
    This is a great movie. Cinematography and scripting are excellent. The fact that it wasn't a summer blockbuster in the vein of "Independence Day" and "Mission: Impossible" speaks well for it. Stanley Tucci's performance is riveting. He portrays the complexity of character of a highly controversial figure, hated by some and loved by others, and both for good reason. He was a crony of J. Edgar Hoover, but also had a social conscience. One minute we see Winchell shamelessly using blackmail in order to be the first to scoop a story; the next we see him being beaten to within an inch of his life by Hitler sympathizer thugs because he refused to be silent on the threat of the rise of Naziism.
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    • Aug 10, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Winchell: Cronista de sociedad
    • Filming locations
      • Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion - 10 Chester Pl, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • HBO Films
      • Fried Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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