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Hemingway

Hemingway

Hemingway

Hemingway

The man. The myth. The writer revealed.

2021 - 2021•1 season•3 episodes•~1h 50m•

★7.5(14 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.

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Main Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Ernest Hemingway (voice)

Michael Kitakis

Michael Kitakis

Himself – Writer

Edna O'Brien

Edna O'Brien

Herself – Writer

Tobias Wolff

Tobias Wolff

Himself – Writer

Mary Dearborn

Mary Dearborn

Herself – Biographer

Abraham Verghese

Abraham Verghese

Himself – Writer

Mary Karr

Mary Karr

Herself – Writer

Susan Beegel

Susan Beegel

Herself – Literary Scholar

Marc Dudley

Marc Dudley

Himself – Literary Scholar

Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa

Himself – Writer

Patrick Hemingway

Patrick Hemingway

Himself – Hemingway's Second Son

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Lynn Novick
Director: Ken Burns

Writing

Screenplay: Geoffrey C. Ward

Production

Producer: Sarah Botstein
Producer: Ken Burns
Co-Producer: Salimah El-Amin
Producer: Lynn Novick
Co-Producer: Lucas B. Frank

Music & Sound

Music: Johnny Gandelsman
Music: David Cieri
Sound Designer: Mariusz Glabinski
Dialogue Editor: Matt Rigby
Dialogue Editor: Marlena Grzaslewicz

Editing

Editor: Ryan Gifford
Editor: Erik Ewers

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Did You Know?

#1

The show's tagline is: "The man. The myth. The writer revealed."

#2

The series spans 1 season with 3 episodes in total (avg. 3 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 110 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on PBS.

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Rating

7.5/10

Great

14 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Hemingway

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

TV-14

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

First Episode:

4/5/2021

Last Episode:

4/7/2021

Networks:

PBS

Production Companies:

Florentine Films

Florentine Films

WETA

WETA

PBS

PBS

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