The Post
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Released
- 2017
- Country
- United States, India
Details
Release year: 2017
Storyline
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
Top credits
Meryl Streep ā Kay Graham
Tom Hanks ā Ben Bradlee
Sarah Paulson ā Tony Bradlee
Bob Odenkirk ā Ben Bagdikian
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ In all of the scenes depicting President Nixon on the phone in the Oval Office, Nixon's actual voice is heard from White House tapes.
ā¢ In his memoir, Daniel Ellsberg claimed that walking out of RAND with the Pentagon Papers (and returning them) over the course of months was a calculated risk, since he had never had his bag checked by security, but he did not know for sure if it was not policy to do so.
ā¢ In scenes involving the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg's original documents were used as props, including the pages that were scattered over the floor of Ben Bradlee's home.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $81,903,458
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $526,011 (2017-12-24)
User reviews
"Catastrophic events do occur, you know."
a true story showing why the media is despised by despots
An Entertaining Journalism Drama From Spielberg
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
