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David McCullough: Painting with Words

David McCullough: Painting with Words

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 28, 2008

Runtime

0h 37m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

David McCullough: Painting with Words

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Director

Mark Herzog

Description

Author/historian David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world in this film. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman--who adapted McCullough's 'John Adams' for the 7-part HBO miniseries--this documentary paints an affectionate, first-person portrait of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner as he gives a speech and even visits his old Brooklyn neighborhood.