One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaJames Whitmore is the only actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for a film with a cast of just one person.
- GoofsThe Prime Video link on the IMDB page is actually for a David Susskind series of interviews with President Truman, not the James Whitmore one man show.
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Harry S Truman: Say, Rose, there's a story going around about me these days. It says that some old party hen is supposed to have cornered Bess at some party, and said, "Mrs. Truman, isn't there anything you can do to get the President to stop using the word 'manure'?" And Bess is supposed to have replied, "It took me forty years to get him to use that word!"
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Harry Would Be Proud!
I am not surprised that this film earned it's star, James Whitmore, an Academy Award nomination. I would think that it would be better aired on television. He would have easily earned an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Television Film. It is better to get an Academy Award nomination than an Emmy Award but I still think it's one of the best performances that I have seen by an actor in years. James Whitmore really captures the essence and presence of President Harry Truman. In his brilliant performance, staged and film, he is alive in a role that has consumed him. You really believe that he is Harry Truman after awhile. I still think it would have been seen more by people on television than in the cinemas because this little film has that kind of power. I am sure that many more people would have seen it and that is the key to ensuring it's legacy. I am glad that they released it in cinemas but they probably made little or no money on it. It would have been better to have aired it on television. One man performance even with James Whitmore's talent and genius could not hinge the fact that he is the only person on stage. While brilliant to watch, today's standards would never allow somebody in a one person show unless it's a comedian. As for Truman's power, this film is an excellent tool that can be used in the history classrooms to show this former President. I love how he talks about his wife Bess, his mother-in-law Mother Wallace, FDR, and others. Truman also talks about the klan, racism, and others in this performance that he will be best remembered for.
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- Sylviastel
- Oct 16, 2006
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- Budget
- $230,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $11,000,000
- Gross worldwide
- $11,000,000
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) officially released in Canada in English?
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