One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaJames Whitmore is the only actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for a film with a cast of just one person.
- GoofsThe Prime Video link on the IMDB page is actually for a David Susskind series of interviews with President Truman, not the James Whitmore one man show.
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Harry S Truman: Say, Rose, there's a story going around about me these days. It says that some old party hen is supposed to have cornered Bess at some party, and said, "Mrs. Truman, isn't there anything you can do to get the President to stop using the word 'manure'?" And Bess is supposed to have replied, "It took me forty years to get him to use that word!"
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what a wonderful time
I have always loved history especially history regarding US Presidents. I think that next to Abraham Lincoln, Harry Truman was our greatest president. This man is the only President of the 20th century who never went to college and yet this common man touched greatness. James Whitmore truly does him justice, I read that Margaret Truman saw his performance and said "my God that is my dad!". I think that Hal Holbrook was the actor who started the great tradition of "one man shows" with his great portrayal of Mark Twain, many have done it since but Whitmore is the best. You get a great history lesson here as Truman talks about his life on the farm, his experiences in WWII, his rise in Missouri politics, his vice presidency and finally becoming President. You think you really are listening to Harry when he talks about dropping the bomb, the 1948 election against Dewey and his firing of MacArthur. This film is a delight from start to finish and I think it should be shown to every child to show him about what a great man Truman was!
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- Oct 21, 2001
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- $230,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,000,000
- Gross worldwide
- $11,000,000
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) officially released in Canada in English?
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