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Winchell (film)

Winchell
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Produced by Stan Wlodkowski
Written by Scott Abbott
Based on Walter Winchell: His Life and Times
by Herman Klurfeld
Starring
Distributed by HBO
Release date
  • November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
Running time
96 minutes
Language English

Winchell is an HBO television film which dramatizes the life of columnist Walter Winchell. It is based on the book Walter Winchell: His Life and Times by Herman Klurfeld.

The film follows Walter Winchell from his early days as a tabloid gossip columnist to his rise as he takes on the United States' most powerful propagandist.

Stanley Tucci won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as Winchell. He was also nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.


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