All the Way (2016 film)

All the Way
Television release poster
Based onAll the Way
by Robert Schenkkan
Written byRobert Schenkkan
Directed byJay Roach
Starring
Music byJames Newton Howard
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Robert Schenkkan
  • Bryan Cranston
  • Jay Roach
  • Darryl Frank
  • Justin Falvey
Producers
CinematographyJim Denault
EditorCarol Littleton
Running time132 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMay 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
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All the Way is a 2016 American biographical drama television film based on events during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his 2012 play All the Way, the film stars Bryan Cranston, who reprises his role as Johnson from the play's 2014 Broadway production, opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Anthony Mackie as Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.; and Frank Langella as U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. from Georgia.[1]

The film was broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 21, 2016.[2] The film has received positive reviews, with praise for Cranston's performance. It has been nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, with Cranston also nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama for his work on the film. It was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie as well as acting nominations for Cranston and Leo.[3]

  1. ^ "What You Probably Never Knew About Anthony Mackie". 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "HBO's Adaptation of ALL THE WAY, Filmed 'LADY DAY' Receive Premiere Dates". Broadway World. January 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Clement, Olivia (July 14, 2016). "Audra McDonald, Viola Davis, Bryan Cranston Among 2016 Emmy Nominees". Playbill.