Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
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Directed by Thomas Schlamme
Produced by Bob Christiansen
Rick Rosenberg
John Goodman
Written by Paul Monash
Starring John Goodman
Matt Craven
Anne Heche
Music by Patrick Williams
Cinematography Alexander Gruszynski
Edited by Paul Dixon
Distributed by TNT
Release date
 1995
Running time
 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long is a 1995 television drama starring John Goodman and directed by Thomas Schlamme. The film originally aired on TNT and was nominated for two Emmy awards.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Plot

A biographical drama about Louisiana politician Huey Long, whose nickname was The Kingfish. He served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He established the long-term political prominence of the Long family.

References

  1. ↑ O'Neil, Thomas (1995-09-10). "Focus : The Clips Make the Emmy : IS IT THE YEAR OF MEDICINE (DR. CRANE INCLUDED) CYBILL, JOSEPH AND A FAMILY PIANO HEIRLOOM?". Los Angeles Times. Articles.latimes.com. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  3. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113550/awards
  4. ↑ "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis Of Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long The TV Series". Variety.com. 1995-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  5. ↑ Dragan Antulov (1995-07-05). "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  6. ↑ Movie, All. "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long > Overview". AllMovie. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Huey Long, Shortchanged;Turner's Bloated `Kingfish'". The Washington Post. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  8. ↑ "John Goodman plays another bigger-than-life character in TNT's 'Kingfish'". Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) - Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. Highbeam.com. 1995-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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