The Post (2017)

12/22/2017 (US) • 1h 56m

Drama, History

Truth be told

Overview

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.

Top Billed Cast

Meryl Streep

Kay Graham

Tom Hanks

Ben Bradlee

Sarah Paulson

Tony Bradlee

Bob Odenkirk

Ben Bagdikian

Tracy Letts

Fritz Beebe

Bradley Whitford

Arthur Parsons

Bruce Greenwood

Robert McNamara

Matthew Rhys

Daniel Ellsberg

Alison Brie

Lally Graham


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$179,769,467.00

Keywords

vietnam war

newspaper

journalist

washington dc, usa

politics

1970s

journalism

biography

based on true story

richard nixon

pentagon papers

government cover-up

publisher

political thriller

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