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What movie did Washington Post employees review in 2017?

^ Washington Post (December 16, 2017). Washington Post employees review 'The Post' movie. YouTube. Google, LLC. Event occurs at 3:04. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

Who is the director of the post movie?

The Post (film) Jump to navigation Jump to search. The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer.

Was the post filmed with Steven Spielberg?

Filming. On August 25, 2017, the film's title reverted to The Post. Spielberg finished the final cut of the film on November 6, 2017, with the final sound mix also completed along with the musical score a week later, on November 13.

Who was in the first movie screening of the post?

"Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep Unveil 'The Post' at First Screening". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017. ^ Tapley, Kristopher (November 20, 2017). "Oscars: Steven Spielberg's 'The Post' Arrives with the Zeitgeist in Its Sights". Variety.

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Who played the lawyer in the post?

Jesse PlemonsJesse Plemons: Roger Clark. Jump to: Photos (3)

Was the film the post based on a true story?

Set in 1971, The Post depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at The Washington Post to publish the infamous Pentagon Papers, a set of classified documents regarding the 20-year involvement of the United States government in the Vietnam War and earlier in French Indochina back to the 1940s.

Who was Arthur Parsons?

Major-General Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons KCIE CBE DSO (1884–1966) was a British Indian Army officer and administrator in British India. He was commissioned into the Oxfordshire Volunteer Light Infantry as an acting second lieutenant in 1904, and was given a full second lieutenancy in 1906.

Who is McNamara in the post?

Bruce GreenwoodBruce Greenwood: Robert McNamara Jump to: Photos (1)

Who leaked the Vietnam papers?

Daniel EllsbergBornApril 7, 1931 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.EducationHarvard University (AB, PhD) King's College, Cambridge Cranbrook SchoolsEmployerRAND CorporationKnown forPentagon Papers, Ellsberg paradox13 more rows

Who is Fritz in the post?

Tracy LettsFrederick "Fritz" Beebe, portrayed by Tracy Letts, was the chairman of the board of The Washington Post Co. A lawyer by trade, he entered the newspaper industry at age 47.

Who is Judith in the post?

Martin was portrayed by Broadway theatre actress Jessie Mueller in The Post, Steven Spielberg's 2017 movie about the Pentagon Papers.

Is the hours based on a true story?

Hours isn't based on a true story, but it makes a considerable effort to convince us that it could have been. Writer-director Eric Heisserer's Hours isn't based on a true story, but it makes a considerable effort to convince us that it could have been.

Who plays Dan in the post?

Matthew Rhys3. Matthew Rhys. Why he's ranked here: Spielberg chose the perfect actor to play Daniel Ellsberg, the Edward Snowden of his time.

Who is Meg Greenfield in the post?

Mary Ellen Greenfield (December 27, 1930 – May 13, 1999), known as Meg Greenfield, was an American editorial writer who worked for the Washington Post and Newsweek. She was also a Washington, D.C. insider, known for her wit. Greenfield won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.

What did McNamara do in Vietnam?

Robert Strange McNamara, one of the most recognizable and controversial figures of the Vietnam War, served as the Secretary of Defense under both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. His policies changed the way that the military operated and also shaped the strategy of the Vietnam War.

What happened to Robert McNamara?

McNamara grew increasingly skeptical of the efficacy of committing American troops to Vietnam. In 1968, he resigned as Secretary of Defense to become President of the World Bank....Robert McNamaraDiedJuly 6, 2009 (aged 93) Washington, D.C., U.S.Political partyRepublican (until 1978) Democratic (from 1978)25 more rows

Mutual Congratulations

Press Under Siege

  • The Georgetown alumnus’ only regret about the movie is how the primary lawyer on the case, Roger Clark, was “portrayed as a young lawyer out of his depth.” Clark was an experienced and able lawyer at that point, Essaye says. He’s grateful, however, that the movie he’s depicted in raises once again the importance of a free press. “The press is under...
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Scalia and Harvard

  • The case was a small but important part of Essaye’s life. After graduating from Georgetown, where he was a history and government major, held student office, played intramural football and boxed, he served in the Army for two years and then headed to Harvard Law School. Only he almost didn’t go to Harvard because of Antonin Scalia (C’57), the U.S. Supreme Court Justice wh…
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Peace Corps, Lyndon Johnson

  • After he got his Harvard law degree in 1961 and a brief stint with a New York law firm, Essaye began serving in the legal office of the Peace Corps, which had been recently created by President Kennedy. “It was a small legal office, just four or five of us,” he says. “We did everything from draft agreements for the countries who were going to accept the volunteers to helping with legislatio…
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Law Firms and Campaigns

  • In 1967, the Georgetown graduate began working for the law firm Royall, Koegel & Rogers, which later became Rogers & Wells, the firm that represented the Post. He served as managing partner for the firm’s Paris office from 1974 to 1976 and then in the same position at the firm’s Washington office for 20 years. Essaye also has worked on several Democratic campaigns, incl…
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Senior Lawyers Project

  • Nearing retirement age in 2000, Essaye co-founded the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP), which recruits retired and current attorneys in the U.S. and other developed countries to work pro bono on developing world programs that promote economic progress and human rights. More than half of the project’s work is in Africa, but it also works in Latin America and Asia. In Li…
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Boxing at 83

  • After serving as ISLP co-president for 15 years, Essaye stepped down from that role but is still very involved, particularly in raising funds for the organization. When he’s not raising money, he can be found in Yates Field House on Thursday nights teaching a group of student boxers, both men and women. He began teaching 10 years ago and has no plans to stop. “I enjoy it,” he says. …
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Overview

The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film about The Washington Post and the publication of the Pentagon Papers. It was directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, the longtime executive editor of The Washington Post, with Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, David Cross, Bruce Greenwo…

Plot

In 1966, during the Vietnam War, U.S. State Department military analyst Daniel Ellsberg accompanies American troops in combat, documenting military progress for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. On the flight home, McNamara tells Ellsberg and William B. Macomber the war is hopeless. To the congregated media however, he says he believes in the war effort. Overhearing this abrupt turn-about, Ellsberg becomes disillusioned. Years later, as a civilian military contract…

Cast

• Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham
• Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee
• Sarah Paulson as Antoinette "Tony" Pinchot Bradlee
• Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian

Production

In October 2016, Amy Pascal won a bid for the rights to the screenplay The Post, written by Liz Hannah. In February 2017, Steven Spielberg had halted pre-production on The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara with The Weinstein Company after a casting setback, and consequently opened his schedule to other potential films to direct. The following month, it was announced that Spielber…

Release

The Post premiered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 2017. It began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 22, 2017, and a wide release on January 12, 2018. The film is distributed internationally through Amblin Partners' distribution agreements with Universal Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One. The film was released by Reliance in India. Tom Hanks said he would not be interested in appearing at a potential White H…

Reception

The Post grossed $81.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $97.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $179.8 million, against a production budget of $50 million.
During The Post's limited opening weekend, December 22 to 24, it grossed $526,011 (and a total of $762,057 over the four-day Christmas weekend) from nine theaters. The following weekend, the film grossed $561,080 for a per-theater average of $62,342, one of the highest of 2017. The film …

See also

• All the President's Men: 1976 Best Picture nominee about the Post's later efforts to break the Watergate scandal, with Ben Bradlee also portrayed, and which opens at the same moment in which The Post closes - Frank Wills' discovery of the Watergate break-in.
• The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009 Oscar-nominated documentary)

External links

• Official website
• The Post at IMDb
• The Post at AllMovie
• The Post at Box Office Mojo
• The Post at Metacritic