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Director
  
Robert Dornhelm

Music director
  
Harald Kloser

Language
  
English

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Biography, Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story movie poster

Writer
  
Wayne Barrett
,
Stanley Weiser

Release date
  
March 20, 2003 (2003-03-20)

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie

Cast
  
James Woods
(Rudy Giuliani),
Penelope Ann Miller
(Donna Hanover),
Michelle Nolden
(Cristyne Lategano)

Similar movies
  
Giuliani Time (2006)

Tagline
  
He divided a city. He united a nation.

James woods acceptance speech for rudy the rudy giuliani story


Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story is an American television film produced and broadcast in 2003 on the USA Network.

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Premise

The movie is a depiction of the life of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, focusing primarily on his mayoral career and response to the September 11 attacks.

Adaptation

The film was based on the 2000 biography Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudy Giuliani by Wayne Barrett. It has been broadcast in several different countries. The official tagline of the film was "He divided a city. He united a nation."

Cast

  • The real Rudy Giuliani makes a cameo in the film as a construction worker.

    • Reception

    In a 2006 interview with PARADE, Woods reported that Giuliani met with him after the network premiere and praised his performance in the film.

    Awards and nominations

    Emmy Awards

  • 2003: Nominated, "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie" - James Woods
  • 2003: Nominated, "Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)" - Jocelyne Bellemare, Stephan Dupuis, Cécile Rigault, Matthew W. Mungle

    • Satellite Awards

  • 2004: Won, "Best Motion Picture Made for Television"
  • 2004: Won, "Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" - James Woods

    • Writers Guild of America Award

  • 2004: Nominated, "Adapted Long Form" - Stanley Weiser

    • References

    Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story IMDb Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story themoviedb.org


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