- StatusReleased
- Release Date2008-04-14
- Runtime109 minutes
- TaglineNot Available
- RevenueNot Available
- GenreDocumentary, History
- Production
CompaniesPBS American Experience, PBS, GBH, Hidden Hill Productions - BudgetNot Available
Movie Overview
This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
Casts
J.K. Simmons
Chris Cooper
Walt Whitman
