Fences film , is based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name : Wilson died before 2006 but completed a screenplay before his death .
Fences is a 2016 American period drama film starring , produced and directed by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson , based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name ( Wilson died in 2005 , but completed a screenplay before his death ) .
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