Winchell
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The story of Walter Winchell, chronicling the gossip columnist's rise from a vaudeville entertainer to one of New York's most powerful media personalities. From 1925 through the 1960s, Winchell blurred the line between tabloid and hard news, redefining modern journalism in the age of celebrity by re...
Cast & Crew
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Paul Mazursky
Director
Stanley Tucci
Paul Giamatti
Christopher Plummer
Paul Jenkins
Enrique Peralta
Film Details
Also Known As
Walter Winchell
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
The story of Walter Winchell, chronicling the gossip columnist's rise from a vaudeville entertainer to one of New York's most powerful media personalities. From 1925 through the 1960s, Winchell blurred the line between tabloid and hard news, redefining modern journalism in the age of celebrity by revealing the private lives of public people. Based on a book by Winchell's longtime ghostwriter, Herman Klurfeld.
Director
Paul Mazursky
Director
Cast
Stanley Tucci
Paul Giamatti
Christopher Plummer
Paul Jenkins
Enrique Peralta
Anthony F Russell
Rod Mccary
Francis X Mccarthy
Michael Monks
Gary Donovan
Rabbi Jonathan Aaron
Dennis A Tracy
Aria Rosenberg
Sean Lawlor
Tiffany Burton
John F O'donohue
Guido Decurtis
Lead Person
Glenne Headly
Matt Bellner
Katherine Ann Mcgregor
J Patrick Mccormack
Emily Alysse Saunders
Danielle Beckstrom
Ned Eisenberg
Ricky Davila
Sean Barnes
Sven-ole Thorsen
James Dumont
Marshall Gitter
Peggy Miley
Raffi Diblasio
Victoria Platt
Marissa Leigh Baumgartner
Michael Laskin
Michael Greene
Clive Rosengren
Pat Asanti
Nina Savelle
Lamont Johnson
Kayley Gable
Michael Chieffo
Blake Rose
Ray Lykins
Mason Lucero
Jack Shearer
Jason Huber
Tony Schubert
Jon Menick
Mary Portser
Joe Basile
Phillip Connery
Richard Livingston
Rick Scarry
Kate Brien
Raf Mauro
Stuart Nisbet
Phillip Geoffrey Hough
Kris Kamm
Joseph Benti
Robert Verlaque
Tiffany Salerno
Don Fischer
David St James
Joe Bays
Sean Stavropoulos
Stacey Brooks
Frank Medrano
Josh Newman
Lead Person
Blayne Weaver
James Wellington
Jack Lotz
Carolyn Smith Bryant
Xander Berkeley
Kevin Tighe
Paula Cale
Megan Mullally
Palmer Davis
Carrie Stroud
Joel Rooks
Vic Polizos
Crew
Scott Abbott
Screenplay
Kathleen Abing
Production Assistant
Tony Adler
Assistant Director
David H. Allen
Property Master
Jill E Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ukachi Arinzeh
Set Production Assistant
Mustaq Ashrafi
Makeup Artist
George Baetz
Boom Operator
James Bailey
Foley Mixer
Matt Balzarini
Camera
Eric J Bates
Property Master
Russell J Berg
Special Effects Coordinator
Amy Berman
Casting Associate
Juel Bestrop
Casting
Brian Bettwy
Assistant Director
William Bishop
On-Set Dresser
Lisa C Blackmon
Set Costumer
Mari Bloom
Hairdresser
Catherine Bond
Assistant Director
Christine Bonnem
Location Manager
Daniel Brodo
On-Set Dresser
William W Buckinham
Best Boy Grip
Pete Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Camara
Sound Editor
Casey Cannon
Visual Effects
Augie Carton
Set Production Assistant
Donna D Casey
Assistant Costume Designer
William Clevenger
Camera Operator
Alexandra Close
Assistant
Cindy Coburn
Set Decorator
Stephen Cody
Set Production Assistant
Bill Conti
Music
Loren Corl
Key Grip
Casey Crabtree
Foley Mixer
Jennifer Craig
Assistant
Suzanne Cranfill
Set Costumer
Andy Crawford
Dolly Grip
Mike Currie
Set Production Assistant
Douglas Dalisera
Best Boy
Betsy Danbury
Production Supervisor
Dhamarata G. Dhiensuwana
Key Rigging Grip
Tammy Dickson
Set Production Assistant
Rochelle Edelson
Other
Ann Edgeworth
Assistant Property Master
Josh Elliott
On-Set Dresser
Russ Engels
Gaffer
Yoshi Enoki
Location Assistant
Brendan C. Fenton
On-Set Dresser
Jeannine Marvelous Fenton
On-Set Dresser
C Romania Ford
Makeup Assistant
David Craig Forrest
Makeup
Gigi Savery Forrest
Assistant
Karyn Foster
Sound Editor
Paul Freeman
Music
Robert N. Fried
Executive Producer
Lisa Frieders
Assistant Production Coordinator
Maritza L Garcia-roddy
Costume Supervisor
Chris Garr
Construction Coordinator
Miranda Garrison
Choreographer
Michele Giordano
Production Supervisor
Paul Giorgi
Accountant
Albert Gomez
Foley Mixer
Tony Gore
Post-Production Coordinator
John E Gray
Special Effects Coordinator
Robbie Greenberg
Director Of Photography
Lisa K W Grove
Sound
Vincent Guarriello
Key Grip
Lisa Guerriero
Assistant Camera Operator
Judith Gurr
On-Set Dresser
Gregory G. Hale
Assistant Director
Hope Hanafin
Costume Designer
Mitzi Haralson
Set Costumer
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Tom Harris
Adr Editor
David Hayles
Medic
Noessa Higa
Assistant
Dan Hiland
Foley Mixer
Loren Hillebrand
Grip
Rocco J Hindman
Production Assistant
Marcia Hinds-johnson
Production Designer
Brian Hirai
On-Set Dresser
Mark S Hoerr
Post-Production Supervisor
Jennifer L Hopkins
Assistant
Gaelyn K Humphrey
Craft Service
Todd Hunter
Location Assistant
Anura Idupuganti
Dga Trainee
Dominique Jaramillo
First Aid
Richard Jerebicz
Props
Bo Johnson
Art Director
Darlene Kageyama-stoker
Sound Editor
Brendan Kennedy
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kim Kimbro
Office Assistant
Roger Kimpton
Grip
Evyen Klean
Music Supervisor
Herman Klurfeld
Book As Source Material
Scott Kowalchyk
Production Assistant
David Krieger
Production Assistant
Michael Kriston
Hair Assistant
Beth Kushnick
Set Decorator
Rick Kyker
Assistant Property Master
Jamie Lagerhausen
Best Boy
A. Welch Lambeth
Transportation Coordinator
Travis Langley
Visual Effects
Sal Lanza
Key Grip
Victor Lanza
Grip
Meredith Layne
Casting Associate
Craig Heston Ligget
Electrician
Van Ling
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michele Dani Linse
Visual Effects
Steve Litecky
Electrician
Janet Lonsdale
Production Accountant
Randy Lovelady
Transportation Captain
Edward W Lowry
Dolly Grip
James Mah
Rigging Gaffer
David Mancini
Other
Jerry L. Marshall
Grip
Brian P Maxwell
Transportation Captain
Melton C Maxwell
Gaffer
Scott Mcgeo
Grip
Chris Mcgreary
Music Editor
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Chris Moore
Location Manager
Anne Morgan
Hair Stylist
Mark Newell
On-Set Dresser
Walter Newman
Sound Editor
Pat R Notaro Iii
Camera
Jon Nussbaum
Key Rigging Grip
Maria O'driscoll
Extras Casting Assistant
Ernie Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
Raquel Osborne
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Paisley Pappe
Editor
Stuart H Pappe
Editor
Paul Pedreira
Assistant Director
Ron Petagna
Construction Coordinator
Michael Pew
Assistant Location Manager
Troy Porter
Adr Mixer
Patrick Quinn
Assistant Camera Operator
Elizabeth Rabe
Hair Stylist
Deborah Ricketts
Stock Footage
Gary D Rogers
Foley Mixer
Gina Salerno
Assistant
Rick Sanchez
Props
Steve Sandoval
Production Coordinator
Kim Santantonio
Hair Stylist
Tswana L Saunders
Assistant Location Manager
Andrew Schmetterling
Boom Operator
Lorey Sebastian
Photography
Laura Sewrey
Wardrobe Supervisor
Chuck Sharp
Rigging Gaffer
Chuck Sharp
Best Boy
Bob Shaw
Art Director
Lori Sier
Accounting Assistant
Anthony Starbuck
Production
Alex Suarez
Production
Donald E Sweeney
Transportation Co-Captain
Georgiana Tarjan
Other
Jayne-ann Tenggren
Script Supervisor
Joy Todd
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jodi Tripi
Art Department Coordinator
Richard Van Dyke
Sound
Todd Vaziri
Digital Effects Supervisor
Alice Vosmek
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bob Wackerman
Music
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Chris Warren
Other
Jason Weichelt
Color
Will Weiske
Assistant
Grant Wilfley
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Jon Wilkman
Other
Stanley J. Wlodkowski
Unit Production Manager
Stanley J. Wlodkowski
Producer
Joel Corey Woods
Sound
Darren Wright
Sound Editor
Thomas Yostpille
Best Boy
Kenneth D Young
Sound Editor
Richard Zinman
Co-Executive Producer
Mikki Ziska
Set Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Walter Winchell
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1998
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Award Wins
Best Actress
1999
Stanley Tucci
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States 1999
Aired in United States May 18, 1999
Aired in United States November 21, 1998
Released in United States on Video May 18, 1999
Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival in New York City (French Institute) April 22 - May 2, 1999.
Budget source: Hollywood Reporter 09/29/1997
Estimated budget: $7,000,000 - $8,000,000
Began shooting January 1998.
