A look at the career of 60 Minutes (1968) newsman, Mike Wallace.A look at the career of 60 Minutes (1968) newsman, Mike Wallace.A look at the career of 60 Minutes (1968) newsman, Mike Wallace.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Mike Wallace
- Self
- (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jonathan Alter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Yasser Arafat
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (as Yasir Arafat)
Menachem Begin
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jack Benny
- Self
- (archive footage)
Thomas Hart Benton
- Self
- (archive footage)
Emile Zola Berman
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Boies
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ben Bradlee
- Self
- (archive footage)
Ed Bradley
- Self
- (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
- Self
- (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mickey Cohen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
- Self
- (archive footage)
Salvador Dalí
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bette Davis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- Quotes
Bill O'Reilly: This is gonna embarrass you Wallace. So are you ready to be embarrassed? Playboy magazine wrote that Bill O'Reilly is the most feared interviewer since Mike Wallace. You were the driving force behind my career. I always tell everyone. "You got a problem with me, he's responsible. So if you don't like me.. you go to Wallace."
- ConnectionsFeatures The Jack Benny Program (1950)
- SoundtracksTick Of The Clock
Featured review
Fascinating historical review and a gut-punching trajectory
Mike Wallace's career peak coincided with my lifetime. So this look at his life and his work, and the context of the times, was breathtaking for me in many ways. I learned new details of his backstory, and followed the arc of his work, with great interest and new perspective.
I wonder, though, if people younger than I am will recognize and understand the influence and sway that the 60 Minutes stories held for all of us back in the day. In these days of fractured and siloed media strategies, I worry that will be lost on new viewers.
There were a number of instances where the protagonists of the stories were not identified, and even I was searching my memory files for some of their names. But I know they were key figures in their times. Others, though, will be obvious, for sure.
That said, I think the news media ecosystem that we follow with this story is crucial to understanding where we are today. The infotainment pablum combined with cautious corporate legal teams we have now makes you yearn for the hard-driving precursors that Wallace represented.
I came out of this film thinking hard about the past and the future. Definitely worth a watch.
I wonder, though, if people younger than I am will recognize and understand the influence and sway that the 60 Minutes stories held for all of us back in the day. In these days of fractured and siloed media strategies, I worry that will be lost on new viewers.
There were a number of instances where the protagonists of the stories were not identified, and even I was searching my memory files for some of their names. But I know they were key figures in their times. Others, though, will be obvious, for sure.
That said, I think the news media ecosystem that we follow with this story is crucial to understanding where we are today. The infotainment pablum combined with cautious corporate legal teams we have now makes you yearn for the hard-driving precursors that Wallace represented.
I came out of this film thinking hard about the past and the future. Definitely worth a watch.
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- MEMangan
- Jul 25, 2019
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- С вами Майк Уоллес
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $281,245
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $19,437
- Jul 28, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $281,245
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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