A biographical film, or biopic ( /ˈbaɪɵpɪk/; abbreviation for biographical motion picture), is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people. They differ from films “based on a true story” or “historical films” in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person’s life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives.
Because the figures portrayed are actual people, whose actions and characteristics are kno...
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Works Written About This Topic:
- Loving Frank ,
- Invincible Louisa ,
- This Vast Land ,
- Pollyanna ,
- Suttree ,
- The First Four Years ,
- Or Give Me Death ,
- The Redheaded Princess ,
- Johnny Appleseed ,
- Homesick
Also known as:
- Biopic,
- Biography,
- Biography Film
