Newsies (1992)
04/10/1992 (US) • 2h 1m
A Thousand Voices. A Single Dream.
Overview
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.
Top Billed Cast
Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly
Bryan Denton
Medda Larkson
Joseph Pulitzer
David Jacobs
Les Jacobs
Racetrack Higgins
Spot Conlon
Crutchy
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$15,000,000.00
Revenue
$2,819,485.00
Keywords
new york city
musical
based on true story
teenage girl
teenage boy
juvenile crime
brawl
boy singer
name change
slingshot
juvenile detention center
corrupt official
turn of the century
newspaper boy
19th century
newsboy
correctional institution
20th century
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