Walt Whitman (2008)
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This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityAmerican Civil War · Poetry · PoetEmotional intensityAmerican Civil WarDirector preference1024025Actor preference21389 · 146696 · 7770Country preferenceUs
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What is Walt Whitman about?
This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn when he struggled to support his impoverished family, then to his reckless pursuit of the attention and affection he craved for his work, to his death in 1892.
How long is Walt Whitman?
Walt Whitman has a runtime of 109 minutes.