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Directed by | Paul Mazursky |
Produced by | Stan Wlodkowski |
Written by | Scott Abbott |
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Walter Winchell: His Life and Times by Herman Klurfeld |
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Distributed by | HBO |
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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.