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Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is an adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom, and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field . The film follows the life of an Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks ...
Forrest Gump. (novel) Forrest Gump is a 1986 novel by Winston Groom. The title character retells adventures ranging from shrimp boating and ping pong championships, to thinking about his childhood love, as he bumbles his way through American history, with everything from the Vietnam War to college football becoming part of the story.
Forrest Gump (character) Forrest Alexander Gump is the title protagonist of the 1986 novel by Winston Groom, Robert Zemeckis ' 1994 film of the same name, and Gump and Co., the written sequel to Groom's novel. In the film, Forrest is a former college football All-American kick returner, Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, champion ...
The Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place at Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama on June 11, 1963. In a symbolic attempt to keep his inaugural promise of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" and stop the desegregation of schools, George Wallace, the Governor of Alabama, stood at the door of the auditorium as if to block the way of the two African American ...
Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth shares stories from the making of "Forrest Gump" as the hit film celebrates milestone anniversary and defends the film's portrayal of mental disability.
Winston Groom. Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) [ 1][ 2] was an American author. He is best known for his novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a cultural phenomenon after being adapted as a 1994 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks.
Forrest Gump: The Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 1994 Academy Award -winning Tom Hanks film Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known American artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with ...
Historical comedy drama during the reign of Napoleon: Charlotte Corday: 2008: 1793: Trial and execution of Charlotte Corday after her murder of Jean-Paul Marat. Marat was a Jacobin journalist and politician. Napoleon: 2023: 1793–1821: Historical epic film that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon. Danton: 1983: 1794