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The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017)

The man who took on the White House

Genre : TV Movie, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : John Maggio

Synopsis

An intimate portrait of Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, tracing his remarkable ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to the one of the most pioneering and consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century.

Actors

Benjamin C. Bradlee
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Self (archive footage)
Carl Bernstein
Carl Bernstein
Self
Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self
Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer
Self
Sally Quinn
Sally Quinn
Self
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward
Self
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Norman Lear
Norman Lear
Self
Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)
John Dean
John Dean
Self (archive footage)
Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Self
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Self (archive footage)
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Self (archive footage)
John Kerry
John Kerry
Self (archive footage)

Crews

John Maggio
John Maggio
Director
Richard Cohen
Richard Cohen
Executive Producer
George Kunhardt
George Kunhardt
Producer
Teddy Kunhardt
Teddy Kunhardt
Producer
Sophie Goulding
Sophie Goulding
Co-Producer
Quinn Bradlee
Quinn Bradlee
Co-Producer
Peter W. Kunhardt
Peter W. Kunhardt
Executive Producer

Trailers and other movies

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (2017) | Official Trailer | HBO

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