Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long explained

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Director:	Thomas Schlamme
Starring:	John Goodman Matt Craven Anne Heche
Music:	Patrick Williams
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Bob Christiansen Rick Rosenberg John Goodman
Editor:	Paul Dixon
Cinematography:	Alexander Gruszynski
Runtime:	100 minutes
Network:	TNT

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long is a 1995 television drama starring John Goodman and directed by Thomas Schlamme. The film originally aired on TNT and was nominated for two Emmy awards.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Plot

This is a biographical drama about Louisiana politician Huey Long, whose nickname was The Kingfish. He served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He established the long-term political prominence of the Long family.

Cast

John Goodman as Huey Long
Matt Craven as Seymour Weiss
Anne Heche as Aileen Dumont
Ann Dowd as Rose Long
Bob Gunton as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bill Cobbs as Pullman Porter
Hoyt Axton as Huey P. Long, Sr.
Kirk Baltz as Frank Costello
Richard Bradford as Judge Benjamin Pavy
Jimmie Ray Weeks as Allen Henderson

External links

- - TV Guide

Notes and References

News: Focus : The Clips Make the Emmy : IS IT THE YEAR OF MEDICINE (DR. CRANE INCLUDED) CYBILL, JOSEPH AND A FAMILY PIANO HEIRLOOM? . Los Angeles Times . 3 . Articles.latimes.com . 1995-09-10 . 2010-03-08 . Thomas . O'Neil.
News: Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314111427/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/151974/Kingfish-A-Story-of-Huey-P-Long/overview . dead . 2011-03-14 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . 2011 . 2010-03-08.
Web site: Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis Of Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long The TV Series . Variety.com . 1995-03-15 . 2010-03-08.
Web site: Dragan Antulov . Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Movie Reviews, Pictures . Rotten Tomatoes . 1995-07-05 . 2010-03-08.
Web site: Huey Long, Shortchanged;Turner's Bloated 'Kingfish' . The Washington Post . Encyclopedia.com . 2010-03-08.
News: John Goodman plays another bigger-than-life character in TNT's 'Kingfish'. . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103060948/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-16659505.html . dead . 2012-11-03 . Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) - Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service . Highbeam.com . 1995-03-14 . 2010-03-08.