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Bill W. is a american film of genre Biography released in USA on 18 may 2012

Bill W. (2012)

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Released in USA 18 may 2012
Length 1h44
OriginUSA
Genres Biography,    Documentary
Rating78% 3.9068053.9068053.9068053.9068053.906805

Bill W. is an 2012 American biographical film directed by Dan Carracino and Kevin Hanlon, about William Griffith Wilson, the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the first feature length documentary on Wilson.

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The film includes interviews with several recovering alcoholics who are photographed in dark shadows to obscure their identity, and also makes use of dramatic reenactments to visualize key events in Wilson's life. Blake J. Evans portrays Wilson in the film.

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