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Winchell

He didn't report the news ... he made it.

6.1

1h 45m

1998

“He didn't report the news ... he made it.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Paul Mazursky

TV MovieDramaHistory

careerwritingradiobiographyhistorical figurecolumnist

Cast & Crew

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

as Walter Winchell

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

as Dallas Wayne

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

as Herman Klurfeld

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

as Franklin D. Roosevelt

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley

as Gavreau

Kevin Tighe

Kevin Tighe

as William Randolph Hearst

Frank Medrano

Frank Medrano

as Melvin Diamond

Vic Polizos

Vic Polizos

as Sam Hague

John F. O'Donohue

as Harry the Doorman

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