Truman | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Written by | David Grubin[1] |
Directed by | David Grubin |
Narrated by | Jason Robards[1] |
Music by | Michael Bacon[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 260 minutes[2] |
Production company | David Grubin Productions[1] |
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Network | PBS |
Release | October 5, 1997 |
Truman is a 1997 two-part television documentary film about Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. Produced by PBS for The American Experience (now American Experience) documentary program, it recounts Truman's life from childhood to his presidency. Written, co-produced, and directed by David Grubin, the film first aired on PBS in two parts on October 5 and 6, 1997.
In 1998, The American Experience became the inaugural recipient of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series for Truman.
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Transcription
Let me get you some help, truman. You're not well. Why do you want to have a baby with me? You can't stand me. That's not true. Why don't you let me fix you some of this new mococoa drink? All natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of mt. Nicaragua. No artificial sweeteners. What the hell are you talkin' about? Who are you talkin' to? I've tasted other cocoas. This is the best. What the hell does this have to do with anything? Tell me what's happening! Well, you're having a nervous breakdown, that's what's happening. You're part of this, aren't you? [gasping] truman. Meryl! You are scaring me. No. You're scaring me, meryl. What are you going to do? Dice me? Slice me and peel me? There are so many choices! [screams] <i>Do something!</i> <i>What?</i> <i>What did you say?</i> Who were you talking to? Nothing. I didn't say anything. I didn't say anything. You said "do something." No, I didn't. I wasn't talking to anybody. [banging on door] talk to me! I don't know anything. Please stop. Stay where you are. (marlon) truman? Truman. Oh, thank god! [sobbing] [meryl crying] How can anyone expect me To carry on under these conditions? It's unprofessional.
Interviewees
- Charles Babcock, Truman family neighbor
- Walt Bodine, journalist
- George M. Elsey, administrative assistant to the president
- Sue Gentry, editor, The Independence Examiner
- Ruth Gruber, Eddie Jacobson family friend
- Alonzo Hamby, biographer
- Pat Hannegan, daughter of Democratic Party chairman (Robert Hannegan)
- Ken Hechler, White House assistant
- Vernon Jarrett, journalist
- Walter LaFeber, historian[3]
- David McCullough, biographer and historian
- Victor Reuther, assistant to the president, UAW
- Wilbur Sparks, Truman Investigating Committee
- McKinley Wooden, Battery D
Home media
Truman was released on DVD by PBS on February 14, 2006.[2] Later, it was also released in an American Experience DVD box set collecting its films about United States presidents on August 26, 2008.[4]
Accolades
Year | Group | Award | Result | Ref |
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1998 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series | Won | [5] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Truman - Credits". PBS. WGBH Educational Foundation. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "American Experience: Truman". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. 14 February 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "American Experience | Truman | Interview Transcripts". PBS. PBS Online / WGBH. Archived from the original on June 27, 2001.
- ^ "American Experience: The Presidents Collection". Amazon.com. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series Nominees / Winners 1998 Emmy Awards". Television Academy. Retrieved August 26, 2020.