"The Post" is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg.
The starring cast includes Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon and others.
Here are "The Post" movie trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date and everything we know so far.
Trailer
Is there a trailer for The Post movie?
20th Century Studios on Tuesday, November 07, 2017 released the trailer for "The Post" you can watch here:
The Post | Official Trailer | 20th Century FOX.
Plot summary
What is The Post movie plot?
Here is a short review of "The Post" movie plot summary.
In 1966, during the Vietnam War, U.S. State Department military analyst Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) accompanies American troops in combat, documenting military progress for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (Bruce Greenwood). On the flight home, McNamara tells Ellsberg and William B. Macomber that the war is hopeless. Upon landing, however, he tells the congregated media that he has every confidence in the war effort. Ellsberg, overhearing this abrupt turn-about, becomes disillusioned. Years later, as a civilian military contractor/consultant working for the RAND Corporation (a military/defense "think tank"), Ellsberg photocopies hundreds of pages of classified reports documenting the country's decades-long involvement in Vietnam, dating back to the Truman administration. Ellsberg then leaks these documents first to The New York Times, through reporter Neil Sheehan (Justin Swain).
In 1971, newspaper heiress Katharine Graham tries to balance a busy social life with her responsibilities as owner and publisher for the past eight years of The Washington Post, following the suicide of her husband, the Post's former publisher, and the death of her father. She nervously prepares for the Post's stock market launch, a move to help financially stabilize the paper. Graham lacks journalistic experience and is frequently overruled by her domineering financial advisers and editors, including editor-in-chief (executive editor) Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) and board member Arthur Parsons (Bradley Whitford).
McNamara, a long-time friend, warns Graham that an unflattering story featuring him will be published in The New York Times, another example of the TimesB ability to get preemptive "scoops" while the Post languishes behind. The story is an exposรฉ of the American government's long-running deception regarding America's position in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. However, a federal district court injunction halts the TimesI from publishing further articles on the subject.
Cast
Who plays who in the The Post movie?
Here is the full cast and characters of "The Post" movie. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order.
Meryl Streep as Kay Graham
Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee
Sarah Paulson as Antoinette "Tony" Pinchot Bradlee
Bob Odenkirk as Ben Bagdikian
Tracy Letts as Fritz Beebe
Bradley Whitford as Arthur Parsons
Bruce Greenwood as Robert McNamara
Matthew Rhys as Daniel Ellsberg
Alison Brie as Lally Graham
Carrie Coon as Meg Greenfield
Jesse Plemons as Roger Clark
David Cross as Howard Simons
Zach Woods as Anthony Essaye
Pat Healy as Philip L. Geyelin
Michael Stuhlbarg as Abe Rosenthal
John Rue as Gene Patterson
Rick Holmes as Murray Marder
Philip Casnoff as Chalmers Roberts
David Costabile as Art Buchwald
Jessie Mueller as Judith Martin
Stark Sands as Donald E. Graham
Michael Cyril Creighton as Jake (Young Reporter)
Brent Langdon as Paul Ignatius
Gary Wilmes as Punch Sulzberger
Christopher Innvar as James Greenfield
Jennifer Dundas as Liz Hylton
James Riordan as Vice Admiral Joseph Francis Blouin
Justin Swain as Neil Sheehan
Kelly AuCoin as Assistant Attorney General Kevin Maroney
Cotter Smith as William Macomber
Tom Bair as William Rehnquist
Will Denton as Michael (Runner)
Deirdre Lovejoy as Debbie Regan
Michael Devine as Copy Chief
Kelly Miller as Copy Editor
Austyn Johnson as Marina Bradlee
Deborah Green as Ann Marie Rosenthal
Luke Slattery as NY Times Runner
Robert G. McKay as NY Times Staffer
Sasha Spielberg as Woman with Package
Bryan Burton as Lafayette Protester
Coral Peรฑa as Nancy
Dan Bittner as Government Lawyer
Kenneth Tigar as Solicitor General Griswold
David Aaron Baker as Alexander Bickel
Gannon McHale as Judge Gurfein
Kevin Loreque as Waiter (F Street Club)
Francis Dumaurier as Head Waiter (Oak Room)
Stephen Mailer as Exchange President
Ned Noyes as Lazard Banker
John Henry Cox as Lazard Banker
Dan Bucatinsky as Joe Alsop
Johanna Day as Ann Buchwald
Annika Boras as Mrs. Alsop
Carolyn McCormick as Mrs. McNamara
Susan Blackwell as Dinner Wife
Jordan Baker as Dinner Wife
Lauren Lim Jackson as Eastern Air Stewardess
Peter Van Wagner as Harry Gladstein
Angus Hepburn as Judge Gessell
Ben Livingston as Dennis Doolin
Stephen Rowe as Judge Robb
Rick Crom as Supreme Court Marshall
Fenton Lawless as Linotype Printer
Cullen Oliver Johnson as Linotype Printer
JaQwan J. Kelly as Watergate Security Guard (as Jaqwan Kelly)
Brett G. Smith as Platoon Leader (as Brett Smith)
Brett Diggs as G.I. (as Brett J. Diggs)
Anthony M. Walker as G.I.
Saul Alvarez as G.I.
Theis Weckesser as Military Advisor
David Beach as Robert Komer
Shawn Allen McLaughlin as Reporter (Andrews AFB)
Shaun O'Hagan as Harry Rowen (RAND)
Thaddeus Daniels as Rand Corp Guard
Brendan Burke as Rand Corp Guard
Celeste Arias as Lynda Sinay
Sonny Valicenti as Tony Russo
Patrick Noonan as LA Cop
Will Blomker as LA Cop
Amy Russ as White House Assistant
Aaron Roman Weiner as Bob Haldeman
Catherine Wolf as RAND Receptionist
Joel Nagle as Man on Phone
Walter Brandes as 18th Street Protester
Juliana Davies as Katherine
Hazel Mason as Pamela
Ginger Mason as Pamela
Sawyer Spielberg as Plaza Protester
Mark Jacoby as Chief Justice Burger
Jon Donahue as Bertram Plain
Seth Barrish as Layout Editor
Clarke Thorell as Layout Editor
Joseph Tudisco as Delivery Man
Steve Witting as NY Times Staffer
Gary Galone as NY Times Staffer
Frank Ridley as NY Times Staffer
Jeremiah Wiggins as NY Times Staffer
Alexander Sage Oyen as Protest Singer
Brittney Johnson as Protest Singer
Caleb Eberhardt as Protest Singer
Don McCloskey as Protest Singer
Estelle Bajou as Protest Singer
Kaylyn Scardefield as Protest Singer
Leslie Kujo as Protest Singer
Lilli Cooper as Protest Singer
Odiseas Georgiadis as Protest Singer
Sean Meehan as Suspicious Man
Steven Kearney as Ehrlichman
Curzon Dobell as Nixon
Matthew Piazzi as Newscaster
Armand Schultz as WTOP-AM Reporter
Jerry Lobrow as G.I. #4
Mark Pinelli as AMEX Photographer
Release date
When is The Post movie release date?
"The Post" movie release date was scheduled to be on December 14, 2017 (Newseum), on December 22, 2017 (United States) and on February 22, 2018 (Germany, Hungary) distributing by 20th Century Fox (North America), Universal Pictures International (UPI), 20th Century Studios, Twentieth Century Fox, 01 Distribution, 20th Century Fox India, ACME, Andes Films, Aurum Films, B&H Film Distribution, Blitz, CGV Arthouse, Columbia Pictures, Entertainment One, Forum Film Slovakia, Hopscotch Films, Inspire Cinema, Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK), Italia Films, Lenta, Leone Film Group, Monolith Films, NOS Audiovisuais, Nordisk Film, Odeon, Pinema, Pro Video Film & Distribution Kft., Sam Films, Starway Film Distribution, Times Media Films, Toho-Towa, United International Pictures (UIP), United King Films, Universal Pictures Argentina, Film1, Intercontinental Video, Mister Smith Entertainment, Netflix and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Filming
What are The Post filming details?
The duration of the film is 116 minutes. With a budget of $50 million, the film grossed over $179.8 million.
"The Post" movie is rated "PG-13", according to the MPAA film rating system.
Rating
What are critics and audiences saying about The Post movie?
"The Post" movie got high rating from critics. IMDB rating is 7.2/10. Rotten Tomatoes rating is 88/100. The audience also likes the film. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.
Sources
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