IMDb
7.5 /10
182 votes


Documentary · 2008 · 37 min
Author/historian David McCullough welcomes viewers into his public and private world in this film. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman--who adapted McCullough's 'John Adams' for the 7-part HBO miniseries--this documentary paints an affectionate, first-person portrait of the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner as he gives a speech and even visits his old Brooklyn neighborhood.
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HBO Documentary FilmsDavid McCollough: Painting With Words by Blake Neely (2008)
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