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

12/04/2017 (US) • 1h 30m

TV Movie, Documentary

The man who took on the White House

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ben Bradlee

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

newspaper editor

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