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| Truman | |
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| Genre | |
| Based on | Truman byDavid McCullough |
| Written by | Thomas Rickman |
| Directed by | Frank Pierson |
| Starring | |
| Music by | David Mansfield |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Doro Bachrach |
| Production locations | |
| Cinematography | Paul Elliott |
| Editor | Lisa Fruchtman |
| Running time | 135 minutes |
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| Budget | $8 million |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | September 9, 1995 (1995-09-09) |
Truman is a 1995 Americanbiographical dramatelevision film directed byFrank Pierson and written byThomas Rickman, based onDavid McCullough'sPulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book,Truman.[1] StarringGary Sinise asHarry S. Truman, the film centers on Truman's humble beginnings, his rise to the presidency,World War II, and his decision to use the firstatomic bomb. The film aired onHBO on September 9, 1995.
OnRotten Tomatoes, the film has an 89% rating based on reviews from 9 critics.[2] Steve Crum of the Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers rated it 5 out of 5, calling it a "Superb production with memorable Sinise performance in title role."[3]TV Guide said, "Over-applauded by many critics,Truman is sturdy, standardized biographical moviemaking elevated by incontestably brilliant acting. Unfortunately, this cavalcade of facts and figures is conceived and executed impersonally like a docent delivering a speech in front of the waxworks at a Presidential museum. … [The audience lacks] a sense that Truman's travails have been shaped on screen by a filmmaker's passion. …Truman offers the satisfaction of textual thoroughness and seamless storytelling, but few flashes of inspiration or imagination."[4]
