The Post

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The work The Post represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Monon Town and Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

The Resource The Post

Statement of responsibility: Twentieth Century Fox, Dreamworks Pictures, and Reliance Entertainment present ; an Amblin Entertainment production ; produced by Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger ; written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer ; directed by Steven Spielberg

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Summary: This historical drama is based on the events surrounding the release of the Pentagon Papers, documents which detailed the history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam. The story centers on Kay Graham, the first female newspaper publisher in the country (specifically of the Washington Post), as well as her tough editor, Ben Bradlee. The two become involved in an unprecedented power struggle between journalists and the government, exposing a cover-up that has spanned four different American presidencies

Credits note: Music, John Williams ; film editor, Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar ; production designer, Rick Carter ; director of photography, Janusz Kaminski

Intended audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; PG-13 for language and brief war violence

Language note: English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed-captioned; English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities

PerformerNote: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys

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Context of The Post