Walt Whitman (2008)
Walt Whitman (2008)
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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J.K. Simmons J.K. Simmons As: Narrator (voice)
Chris Cooper Chris Cooper As: Walt Whitman (voice)
Walt Whitman Walt Whitman As: Self (archive footage)
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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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Certification: NR

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Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 14 April 2008

Country: US

Runtime: 109m

Company Credits

Company: PBS American Experience, PBS, GBH, Hidden Hill Productions

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Cast

J.K. Simmons

J.K. Simmons

Narrator (voice)

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Walt Whitman (voice)

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Self (archive footage)

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Mark Samels

Mark Samels

Executive Producer

Jamila Wignot

Jamila Wignot

Producer

Sierra Pettengill

Sierra Pettengill

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