The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee

“The man who took on the White House”

7.7

2017

1h 30m

TV MovieDocumentary

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.

Key Crew

Director

John Maggio

Producers

George Kunhardt

Teddy Kunhardt

Cast (7)

Carl Bernstein

Self

Tom Brokaw

Self

Jim Lehrer

Self

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Cast (7)

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