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Winchell

"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.

Top Cast

  • Stanley Tucci

    Stanley Tucci

    Walter Winchell

  • Glenne Headly

    Glenne Headly

    Dallas Wayne

  • Paul Giamatti

    Paul Giamatti

    Herman Klurfeld

  • Christopher Plummer

    Christopher Plummer

    Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • Xander Berkeley

    Xander Berkeley

    Gavreau

  • Kevin Tighe

    Kevin Tighe

    William Randolph Hearst

  • Frank Medrano

    Frank Medrano

    Melvin Diamond

  • Vic Polizos

    Vic Polizos

    Sam Hague

  • John F. O'Donohue

    John F. O'Donohue

    Harry the Doorman

Overview

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.

Rating

6.3 / 10
18 Reviews
1 Popular

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