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The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

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The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

"The man who took on the White House"

2017

1h 30m

7.5(11 votes)

TV Movie

Documentary

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.

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7 featured cast members

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Carl Bernstein

Carl Bernstein

Self

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self

Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

Self

Sally Quinn

Self

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward

Self

Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self

Robert Redford

Robert Redford

Self

Creative team

Directed by: John Maggio
Produced by: George Kunhardt
Teddy Kunhardt

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