docudrama

doc·u·dra·ma

D0316300 (dŏk′yə-drä′mə, -drăm′ə)n. A television or movie dramatization of events based on fact.

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[docu(mentary) + drama.]

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doc′u·dram′a·tist (-drăm′ə-tĭst, -drä′mə-) n.

docudrama

(ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə) n (Broadcasting) a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form

doc•u•dra•ma

(ˈdɒk yəˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə)

n. a fictionalized drama, esp. a television film, based primarily on actual events. [1960–65; docu (mentary) + drama]

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docudrama - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or eventdocumentary, documentary film, infotainmentmotion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

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