Winchell (1998)
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Directors
Paul Mazursky
Cast
Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Xander Berkeley, Kevin Tighe, Christopher Plummer
The story
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.
Genres
Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film
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