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Based on | All the Way by Robert Schenkkan |
Written by | Robert Schenkkan |
Directed by | Jay Roach |
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Music by | James Newton Howard |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Jim Denault |
Editor | Carol Littleton |
Running time | 132 minutes |
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Network | HBO |
Release | May 21, 2016 |
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All the Way is a 2016 American biographical drama television film based on events during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson. Directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his 2012 play All the Way, the film stars Bryan Cranston, who reprises his role as Johnson from the play's 2014 Broadway production, opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson; Anthony Mackie as Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr.; and Frank Langella as U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. from Georgia.[1]
The film was broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 21, 2016.[2] The film has received positive reviews, with praise for Cranston's performance. It has been nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials, with Cranston also nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama for his work on the film. It was nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie as well as acting nominations for Cranston and Leo.[3]