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

  • NR
  • 12/04/2017 (US)
  • TV Movie, Documentary
  • 1h 30m

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.

John Maggio

Director

Cast

Ben Bradlee's headshot

Ben Bradlee

Self (archive footage)
Carl Bernstein's headshot

Carl Bernstein

Self
Tom Brokaw's headshot

Tom Brokaw

Self
Jim Lehrer's headshot

Jim Lehrer

Self
Sally Quinn's headshot

Sally Quinn

Self
Bob Woodward's headshot

Bob Woodward

Self
John F. Kennedy's headshot

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy's headshot

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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