Winchell
1998, English. Directed by Paul Mazursky.
He didn't report the news ... he made it.
The true story of the influential and controversial columnist Walter Winchell, who ruled the newspaper and radio waves with his groundbreaking brand of gossip and news for more than thirty years.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- Paul MazurskyDirector
- Stanley TucciWalter Winchell
- Glenne HeadlyDallas Wayne
- Paul GiamattiHerman Klurfeld
- Christopher PlummerFranklin D. Roosevelt
- Xander BerkeleyGavreau
- Kevin TigheWilliam Randolph Hearst
- Frank MedranoMelvin Diamond
- Vic PolizosSam Hague
- John F. O'DonohueHarry
- Michael GreeneBellamy
- Rod McCaryEmcee
- Jonathan AaronRabbi
Details
- Released
- 21 November 1998
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Scott Abbott
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Winchell runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Who directed Winchell?
Winchell (1998) was directed by Paul Mazursky and stars Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti.