Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

2008
1h 49m
5.0

5.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary History
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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
PBS American Experience PBS GBH Hidden Hill Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

poetry poet american civil war walt whitman

Quick Facts

Release Date April 14, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1167322
Website Visit Site

Cast

J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons

Narrator (voice)

Chris Cooper
Chris Cooper

Walt Whitman (voice)

Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Jamila Wignot
Producer
Mark Zwonitzer
Director
Mark Samels
Executive Producer
Mark Zwonitzer
Writer
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