The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
2017
7.5 (11)
1 hr 30 min
English
The man who took on the White House
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Kunhardt Films, HBO Documentary Films
Keywords
- newspaper editor
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Top Cast
Carl Bernstein as Self
Tom Brokaw as Self
Jim Lehrer as Self
Sally Quinn as Self
Bob Woodward as Self
Norman Lear as Self
Robert Redford as Self
Top Crew
John Maggio · Director
George Kunhardt · Producer
Teddy Kunhardt · Producer
Richard Cohen · Executive Producer
Peter W. Kunhardt · Executive Producer
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