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Truman | |
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Genre | |
Based on | Truman by David 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 |
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Truman is a 1995 American biographical drama television film directed by Frank Pierson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, Truman.[1] Starring Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman, the film centers on Truman's humble beginnings, his rise to the presidency, World War II, and his decision to use the first atomic bomb. The film's tagline is "It took a farmer's hand to shape a nation." The film aired on HBO on September 9, 1995.