Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) on Netflix
PG-1320191h 30mBiographyDocumentary
Archival footage follows Mike Wallace as he becomes a feared interviewer on 60 Minutes. He faces influential figures across five decades of broadcast journalism.
- Netflix3.4/5
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- Rotten Tomatoes95%
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Built entirely from archival footage, the documentary traces the career of American journalist Mike Wallace. It shows him launching 60 Minutes and testing the format of the program. Across decades, he sits down with influential figures, including Donald Trump, Oprah Winfrey, Ruhollah Khomeini and Bill O'Reilly. The footage also captures Wallace preparing for interviews, talking with colleagues and reflecting on his life's work. The project draws on more than 1,400 hours of material from the 60 Minutes archives. The film examines his troubled personal life alongside his professional achievements, and it considers how broadcast journalism shifted during his long career. The title evokes the fear his name once inspired in interview subjects.
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- Frank Lloyd Wrightas Self (archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)
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- CBS News provided director Avi Belkin with over 1,400 hours of archival footage for the documentary, marking the first time the network allowed its 60 Minutes footage to be used in a film.
- Director Avi Belkin conceived the documentary as a Mike Wallace interview with Mike Wallace, but since Wallace was dead, he used archival footage to conduct the interview.
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