Alan Alda Has 'Nothing But The Truth' To Divulge

Celebrated actor, director and screenwriter Alan Alda stopped by PIX studios to talk about his new movie, Nothing But the Truth. Released earlier this week, the film is directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender) and is based on true events.

In the movie, actress Kate Beckinsale plays Rachel Armstrong, a journalist who has been placed in jail upon refusing to divulge her source after writing a story that exposed the identity of a CIA agent. Friends star David Schwimmer plays Armstrong's husband, and Alda plays her attorney who takes the case all the way to the Supreme Court. The film also costars Matt Dillon, Edie Falco and Vera Farmiga.

Hollywood aside, best-selling author Alda has also penned a new book titled, Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, which was released in September. This effort is a follow-up to his hugely successful memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, in which Alda details surviving a near-death experience on a mountaintop in Chile. In his latest book, Alda finds himself trying to make the most of all that life has to offer.

Emmy-award winning Alda is most widely hailed for his role as "Hawkeye Pierce" in the television series M*A*S*H. He has since then been a regular cast member on The West Wing and was in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning The Aviator, among other renowned projects.

By Charissa Che for WPIX-TV

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