Truman (film)

Truman

Distributed by	HBO
Created by	David McCullough
Directed by	Frank Pierson
Produced by	Doro Bachrach
Screenplay by	Thomas Rickman
Based on	Truman by David McCullough
Starring	Gary Sinise Diana Scarwid Tony Goldwyn
Music by	David Mansfield
Cinematography	Paul Elliot
Editing by	Lisa Fruchtman
Budget	$8 million
Country	United States
Language	English
Release date	September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09)
Running time	135 min.

Truman is a 1995 HBO movie based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Truman.^[1] Starring Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman, the film centers on Truman's rise to the presidency from humble beginnings, World War II, and his decision to use the first atomic bomb. The film's tagline is "It took a farmer's hand to shape a nation."

Cast

Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman
Diana Scarwid as Bess Truman
Richard Dysart as Henry L. Stimson
Colm Feore as Charlie Ross
James Gammon as Sam Rayburn
Tony Goldwyn as Clark Clifford
Pat Hingle, as Boss Tom Pendergast
Harris Yulin as General George C. Marshall
Leo Burmester as Frank Vassar
Amelia Campbell as Margaret Truman
John Finn as Bob Hannegan
Željko Ivanek as Eddie Jacobson
David Lansbury as Lt. Jim Pendergast
Remak Ramsay as Dean Acheson
Marian Seldes as Eleanor Roosevelt
Daniel von Bargen as General Douglas MacArthur
Michael Murphy as Dinner Speaker

Awards and nominations

1996 American Cinema Editors (Eddies)

Nominated - Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television — Lisa Fruchtman

1996 American Society of Cinematographers

Won - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Special or Pilots — Paul Elliot

1996 Casting Society of America (Artios)

Won - Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week — Mary Colquhoun

1996 Directors Guild of America

Nominated - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials — Frank Pierson

1996 Emmy Awards

Won - Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special — Mary Colquhoun
Won - Outstanding Made for Television Movie — Paula Weinstein, Anthea Sylbert, Doro Bachrach
Nominated - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie — Gary Sinise
Nominated - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Diana Scarwid
Nominated - Outstanding Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Single-Camera Picture) — Lisa Fruchtman
Nominated - Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special — Ashlee Petersen, Gordon J. Smith, Russel Cate, Evan Penny
Nominated - Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries or a Movie — Reinhard Stergar, Wayne Heitman, James Bolt, Joel Fein
Nominated - Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special — Thomas Rickman

1996 Golden Globe Awards

Won - Best Actor - Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Gary Sinise
Nominated - Best Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

1996 PGA Golden Laurel Awards

Won - Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform — Paula Weinstein, Anthea Sylbert, Doro Bachrach

1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards

Won - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries — Gary Sinise

References

↑ J. O'Connor, John (September 8, 1995). "TV WEEKEND; Harry S. Truman, Late Bloomer". The New York Times.

External links

Films directed by Frank Pierson

The Looking Glass War (1969) A Star Is Born (1976) King of the Gypsies (1978) Somebody has to Shoot the Picture (1990) Citizen Cohn (1992) Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) Truman (1995) Dirty Pictures (2000) Conspiracy (2001) Soldier's Girl (2003)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie

1980–2000

The Miracle Worker (1980)
Playing for Time (1981)
A Woman Called Golda (1982)
Special Bulletin (1983)
Something About Amelia (1984)
Do You Remember Love (1985)
Love Is Never Silent (1986)
Promise (1987)
Inherit the Wind (1988)
Day One & Roe vs. Wade (1989)
Caroline? & The Incident (1990)
Miss Rose White (1992)
Barbarians at the Gate & Stalin (1993)
And the Band Played On (1994)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Truman (1996)
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
Don King: Only in America (1998)
A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
Tuesdays with Morrie (2000)

2000–2010

Wit (2001)
The Gathering Storm (2002)
Door to Door (2003)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Warm Springs (2005)
The Girl in the Café (2006)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Recount (2008)
Grey Gardens (2009)
Temple Grandin (2010)
The Normal Heart (2014)

Miniseries or Movie

Downton Abbey (2011)
Game Change (2012)
Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Works of David McCullough

Books	The Johnstown Flood (1968) The Great Bridge (1972) The Path Between the Seas (1977) Mornings on Horseback (1981) Brave Companions (1991) Truman (1992) John Adams (2001) 1776 (2005) The Greater Journey (2011)

Films presented or narrated	Brooklyn Bridge (1981) Smithsonian World (5 episodes, 1984–1988) The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984) The Statue of Liberty (1985) Huey Long (1985) The Congress (1988) The Civil War (9 episodes, 1990) American Experience (23 episodes, 1991–2006) Coney Island (1991) D-Day Remembered (1994) Seabiscuit (2003)

Adaptations	John Adams (miniseries) Truman (film)

Harry S. Truman

May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953) 34th Vice President of the United States (1945) U.S. Senator from Missouri (1935–1945)

Presidency	1945 inauguration 1949 inauguration Potsdam Conference Agreement on Europe Declaration to Japan Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Fair Deal Mental Health Act National Institute of Mental Health National School Lunch Act Employment Act of 1946 Council of Economic Advisers Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Loyalty Order National Security Act of 1947 Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Council Department of the Air Force Central Intelligence Agency Key West Agreement Joint Long Range Proving Grounds Revolt of the Admirals Committee on Civil Rights Integration of the Armed Forces Housing Act of 1949 North Atlantic Treaty NATO Assassination attempt Korean War U.N. Security Council Resolutions 82, 83 Relief of General MacArthur Office of Defense Mobilization Science Advisory Committee 1952 steel strike Puerto Rican constitutional referendum, 1952 National Security Agency State of the Union Address (1946 1950 1952) Judicial appointments Supreme Court Cabinet Truman Balcony "The buck stops here"

Life	Early life and career Presidential Library, Museum, and gravesite Missouri Office and Courtroom Truman Committee Democratic vice presidential nomination of 1944

Books	Bibliography Memoirs by Harry S. Truman: Year of Decisions Memoirs by Harry S. Truman: Years of Trial and Hope

Homes	Birthplace Harry S. Truman Farm Home Harry S. Truman home and National Historic Site Historic District Blair House Truman Little White House

Elections	United States Senate election in Missouri, 1934 1940 Democratic National Convention 1944 1948 United States presidential election, 1944 1948 "Dewey Defeats Truman" campaign song Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1952

Legacy	Truman Day Harry S Truman Building Truman Dam and Reservoir Harry S. Truman Scholarship Truman Sports Complex Postage stamps

Related	Give 'em Hell, Harry (1975 play and film) Truman (1995 film)

Family	Bess Wallace Truman (wife) Margaret Truman (daughter) John Anderson Truman (father) Martha Ellen Young Truman (mother) Clifton Daniel (son-in-law)

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